ENEMIES QUOTES IV

quotations about enemies

He who has his enemy's love and trust is in a far better position to attack, later, when the time is right.

K. J. PARKER

Devices and Desires


Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

ARISTOPHANES

The Birds


When we admit that our enemies are really a part of ourselves they help us (or force us) to incorporate the unity of God and of creation into our lives.

MOSHE SCHATZ

preface, You Are What You Hate


Every man is his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner.

SIR THOMAS BROWNE

Religio Medici


The enemy is never more unnerving than when he's invisible.

K. J. PARKER

Devices and Desires


The enemy to be feared most is one who wears the face of a friend.

BRIAN HERBERT & KEVEN J. ANDERSON

Dune: House Corrino


Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

DOROTHY PARKER

"Ballads of a Great Weariness", Enough Rope


When the inhabitants of a free city have overcome the enemy in the field, it is not easy to express the pleasure which they feel in putting their opponents to flight, as well as in pursuing and making havoc of them.

XENOPHON

Hiero


Boyfriends
And girlfriends
And enemies
Those upon which we rely

LOW

"Boyfriends and Girlfriends"


I have only one real and true enemy on earth, and that is myself.

CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN

An Evolution in Aphorisms


A dead man is the worst enemy alive ... You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways.

JOHN LE CARRÉ

Our Game


Fear of an enemy can often blind men to other hazards, not least the shape which they themselves make in the world.

CORMAC MCCARTHY

No Country for Old Men


The enemy
Is gonna get me
But not today
On my horsey

MOLOKO

"On My Horsey", Do You Like My Tight Sweater?


You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear.

VICTOR HUGO

Choses Vues 1849-1885


An enemy to define ourselves
An enemy to refine our hate

DARK TRANQUILITY

"The Enemy", Damage Done


A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate.

EMIL CIORAN

History & Utopia


We shall support whatever our enemies oppose and oppose whatever our enemies support.

MAO ZEDONG

Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong


It's great to have an enemy. Sharpens your senses.

JOHN UPDIKE

Rabbit is Rich


I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important.

LEIGH BARDUGO

Siege and Storm


The only good enemy is a dead enemy.

LAURELL K. HAMILTON

The Killing Dance