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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.
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we read more
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.
Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
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.
Enemies are so stimulating.
Enemies are so stimulating.
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.