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A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we read more
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
My nearest
And dearest enemy.
My nearest
And dearest enemy.
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his
enemies shall lick the dust.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his
enemies shall lick the dust.
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you