Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

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.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]

Man is his own worst enemy.
[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]

A flatterer is a secret enemy

A flatterer is a secret enemy

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake