Enemies - Quotes
It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief: enemies with the worst intentions or friends with the best.
We are for ourselves in large measure what we see and have seen of ourselves reflected back to us by our friends, our loves, and our enemies.
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate in their object-relations.
Imagine, a room, awash in gasoline. And there are two implacable enemies in that room. One of them has 9,000 matches. The other has 7,000 matches. Each of them is concerned about who`s ahead, who`s stronger. Well, that`s the kind of situation we are actually in.
If you don`t make a few enemies every now and then, you`re a coward - or worse.
Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them.
There’s no point explaining that all we achieve by exacting revenge is to make ourselves the equals of our enemies, whereas by forgiving we show wisdom and intelligence.
Don`t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.
No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.
Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment.
Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.
Never explain - your friends don`t need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects.