Enemies quotes

Anonymous

The bible tells us to Forgive our enemies; not our friends.

Berenson Bernhard 1865-1919

Enemies could become the best companions.
Companionship is based on a common interest, and the greater the interest the closer the companionship. What makes enemies of people, if not the eagerness, the passion for the same thing?

The Bible (Authorized Version)

New Testament: St Luke ch. 6 v.27

Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you.

Bulwer-Lytton Edward 1803-1873

In life it is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.

Chesterton G.K. 1874-1936

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but
God makes our next-door neighbour.

Gabirol Solomon Ibn c. 1020-1070

The space in a needle's eye is sufficient for two friends, but the whole world is scarcely big enough to hold two enemies.

Harding Warren G. 1865-1923

My God, this is a hell of a job. I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends, my goddamn friends. They're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights.

Hubbard Elbert 1859-1915

The Motto Book

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

Inge William R. 1860-1954

End of an Age

The enemies of Freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot.

Lesage Alain René 1668-1747

Le Diable boîteux

They made peace between us; we embraced,
and we have been mortal enemies ever since.

Longfellow Henry Wadsworth 1807- 1882

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Medici Cosimo de 1389-1464

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.

Montagu Lady Mary Wortley 1689-1762

People wish their enemies dead - but I do not; I say give them the gout, give them the stone!

Morley Christopher 1890-1957

The enemies of the future are always the very nicest people.

Nietzsche Friedrich 1844-1900

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

Palmerston Lord 1784-1865

We have no eternal allies and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.

Peres Shimon 1923-

Peace is made with yesterday's enemies. What is the alternative?

Phillips Wendell 1811-1884

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no proctetion - they have many friends and few enemies.

Powell Laurence Clark

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends and society are the natural enemies of a writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.