To mortify and even to injure an opponent, reproach him with the very defect or vice ... you feel ... read more

To mortify and even to injure an opponent, reproach him with the very defect or vice ... you feel ... in yourself.

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his read more

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind.

I wish my deadly foe no worse, Than want of friends, and empty purse.

I wish my deadly foe no worse, Than want of friends, and empty purse.

Our real enemies are the people who make us feel so good that we are slowly, but inexorably, pulled down read more

Our real enemies are the people who make us feel so good that we are slowly, but inexorably, pulled down into the quicksand of smugness and self-satisfaction.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

Man is his own worst enemy.

Man is his own worst enemy.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Woe to those who spit on the beat generation, the wind will blow it back.

Woe to those who spit on the beat generation, the wind will blow it back.

There is no little enemy.

There is no little enemy.