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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Our friends, the enemy.
[Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]
Our friends, the enemy.
[Fr., Nos amis, les ennemis.]
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt read more
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
A flatterer is a secret enemy
A flatterer is a secret enemy
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Keep your enemies in front of you
Keep your enemies in front of you
He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in read more
He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure
Must have made foes. If he has none
Small is the work that he has done.
He has hit no traitor on the hip;
Has cast no cup from perjured lip;
Has never turned the wrong to right;
Has been a coward in the fight.
