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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.]
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
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?
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
Our enemies will tell the rest with pleasure.
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.
For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For everything else, there is an read more
For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For everything else, there is an explanation.