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• The enemies of the future are always the very nicest people.

  Christopher Morley

  Fake People, People, Literature

  Christopher Morley “Kitty Foyle”

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• Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Speak, Ill, Poor Richard

  "The Art of Virtue: Ben Franklin's Formula for Successful Living".

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

  E. W. Howe

  Love, Lying, Enough

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• An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Believe, Reality, Political

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”

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• In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Art, War

  Sun Tzu, Sun Zi, Lionel Giles (2006). “The Art of War”, p.13, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• There is nothing like the sight of an old enemy down on his luck.

  Euripides

  Sight, Luck, Vision

  Euripides (1942). “Euripides”

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• A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

  Baltasar Gracian

  Inspirational, Wise, Knowledge

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• The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.

  Joseph Heller

  Death, Suicide, Wisdom

  Joseph Heller (1999). “Catch-22: A Novel”, p.122, Simon and Schuster

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• Success makes enemies of those who would have never been true friends.

  Vanna Bonta

  Friends, True Friend

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• If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is tempermental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Military, Art Of War

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• There is no little enemy

  Benjamin Franklin

  Littles

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1809). “Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.388

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• Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.

  Criss Jami

  Fighting, Understanding, Want

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.79, Criss Jami

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• It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.

  Mark Twain

  Friendship, Hurt, Heart

  Following the Equator ch. 45, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

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• If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

  Sun Tzu

  Military, Art Of War, Warrior

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.12, Lulu.com

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• The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Love, Funny, Life

  "The Illustrated London News" Magazine, July 16, 1910.

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• It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Nice, Inspiration, Character

  "Markings". Book by Dag Hammarskjold, 1964.

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• Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Love, Self, Affection

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• When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths, 2003.

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  If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Life, Inspiring, Sympathy

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1872). “Outre Mer. Driftwood”

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• He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Leadership, Art

  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter III), 2003.

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• Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Anger, Interesting, Understanding

  "Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects".

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• Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right.

  Sting

  Children, Blow, Winning

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• You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Friendship, Long, History

  Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.109, Regnery Publishing

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• I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.

  Bette Davis

  Regret, Apology, Theatre

  Bette Davis (1962). “The lonely life: an autobiography”, Putnam's

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• Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

  Mario Puzo

  Inspirational, Movie, Hollywood Films

  The Godfather: Part II (motion picture) (1974). Coauthored with Francis Ford Coppola.

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