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None but yourself who are your greatest foe.
None but yourself who are your greatest foe.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.
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.
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.
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una read more
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant.]
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.
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
