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.

Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si read more

Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is
worth more.
[Fr., Rien n'est si dangereux qu'un ignorant ami;
Mieux vaudrait un sage ennemi.]

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.

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 love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for
himself, but for his character, for his integrity read more

They love him, gentlemen, and they respect him, not only for
himself, but for his character, for his integrity and judgment
and iron will; but they love him most for the enemies he has
made.

You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your
king; and . . . you must read more

You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your
king; and . . . you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.

Enemies are so stimulating.

Enemies are so stimulating.

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.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.