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None but yourself who are your greatest foe.
None but yourself who are your greatest foe.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
 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. 
Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one read more
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend
 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? 
A weak Invention of the Enemy.
A weak Invention of the Enemy.
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]  
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.] 
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?