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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?
 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. 
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy.
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
 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. 
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.
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]  
 Our friends, the enemy.
 [Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.] 
You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
 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.