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My nearest
And dearest enemy.
My nearest
And dearest enemy.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt read more
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head.
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.
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?
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.