Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

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.

Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una read more

Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the
same time.
[Lat., Pereant amici, dum una inimici intercidant.]

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.

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

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.