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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Keep your enemies in front of you
Keep your enemies in front of you
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
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
It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends,
for one of our friends will certainly become read more
It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends,
for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of
our enemies a 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?
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.]
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies