"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless."

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"But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless."

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

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy."

Ron Wood, British Musician

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"Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion."

Gerrit Smith, American Politician

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"One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

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"Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind."

Alexis Carrel, French Scientist

Enemy, Enemies, Mankind

"The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them."

Camille Paglia, American Author

Enemy, Enemies, Will

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

Gene Fowler, American Journalist

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"I can do nothing with the enemy save observe him."

John Buford, American Soldier

Enemy, Nothing

"Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free."

Erich Maria Remarque, German Writer

Enemy,

"It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright."

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"But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies."

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"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."

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

"When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy."

"Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion."

"One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good."

"Comforts and syphilis are the greatest enemies of mankind."

"The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them."

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

"I can do nothing with the enemy save observe him."

"Any non-commissioned officer is more of an enemy to a recruit, any schoolmaster to a pupil, then they are if they were free."

"It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind."

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"If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright."

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"Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near."

"The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest."

"There is no success without hardship."

"Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds."

"For Time calls only once, and that determines all."

"But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies."

"There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us."

"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."