Enemy QuotesA commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right, on my left, what would I do? And if the question finds him uncertain, he is not well placed, he is not as he should be, and he should remedy it.  Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. Every man is his own chief enemy. Everyone's friend is his reason; his enemy is his ignorance. Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity. One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy. If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to God, for being able to subdue him. If we would despise the enemy, our thoughts must always be of God and our souls always glad with hope. Biography should be written by an acute enemy. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so that makes Google my best friend. Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend. When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend. When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you. No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. Not when the enemy is me. While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. |
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