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Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies
Lord, defend me from my friends; I can account for my enemies
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.
Our friends, the enemy.
[Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]
Our friends, the enemy.
[Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten 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
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.
His father was no man's friend but his owne, and he (saith the
prouerbe) is no man's for else.
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.
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.
