One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.

One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.

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.

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.

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

If you have no enemies, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.

If you have no enemies, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.

There is no little enemy.

There is no little enemy.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Let my enemies devour each other.

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare read more

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.