"When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping."

Enemy, Enemies

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"When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping."

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"Our enemies are quite good for relentlessly keeping us sharp and on our toes. This especially goes for sincere philosophers. They use their enemies to challenge their arguments so that they can know the weak points in their own reasoning and how to argue for and strengthen their position. There are just none like one's enemies to always look for his mistakes and do it harder than anyone else."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"We are our own worst enemy and make no mistake we are destroying ourselves."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I hate admitting that my enemies have a point."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

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"To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."

Will Rogers, American Actor

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"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

James Madison, American President

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"Some enemies are part and parcel of our lives, we cannot destroy them without risking our own survival."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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