Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare read more

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

To mortify and even to injure an opponent, reproach him with the very defect or vice ... you feel ... read more

To mortify and even to injure an opponent, reproach him with the very defect or vice ... you feel ... in yourself.

A man's greatness can be measured by his enemies.

A man's greatness can be measured by his enemies.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted read more

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Let my enemies devour each other.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your read more

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his read more

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind.