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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.
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.
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.
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
My nearest
And dearest enemy.
My nearest
And dearest enemy.
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.
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.
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.