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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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?
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up read more
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends.
Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends.
A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends.
A good motto is: Use friendliness but do not use your friends.
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.
To find a friend one must close one eye -- to keep him, two.
To find a friend one must close one eye -- to keep him, two.
A weak Invention of the Enemy.
A weak Invention of the Enemy.
He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself
He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself
