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Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
 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. 
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me
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.
 Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but 
his owne.  
 Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but 
his owne. 
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]  
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.] 
 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. 
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.