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Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but
his owne.
Wee commonly say of a prodigall man that hee is no man's foe but
his owne.
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one read more
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend
Every man is his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own
executioner.
Every man is his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own
executioner.
Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in
his life when he has one too read more
Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in
his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy,
he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many.
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?
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.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names