Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in read more

He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure
Must have made foes. If he has none
Small is the work that he has done.
He has hit no traitor on the hip;
Has cast no cup from perjured lip;
Has never turned the wrong to right;
Has been a coward in the fight.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

None but yourself who are your greatest foe.

None but yourself who are your greatest foe.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For everything else, there is an read more

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For everything else, there is an explanation.

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