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Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work
Mankind's worst enemy is fear of work
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.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake