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I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.
Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.
 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. 
 Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in 
his life when he has one too read more 
 Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in 
his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, 
he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many. 
 Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is 
enemy action.  
 Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is 
enemy action. 
 Man is his own worst enemy.
 [Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]  
 Man is his own worst enemy.
 [Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.] 
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.