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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
You and I were long friends; you are now my enemy, and I am
yours.
You and I were long friends; you are now my enemy, and I am
yours.
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.
Keep your enemies in front of you
Keep your enemies in front of you
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
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.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet read more
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
Misfortune tests friends, and detects enemies
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.