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Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
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.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who read more
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
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.
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
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.]
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.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.
