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

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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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"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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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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"Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

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"Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn."

John Stockwell, American Celebrity

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"Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly."

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

"If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons."

"In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior."

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

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

"Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good."

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

"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it."

"Enemies are necessary for the wheels of the U.S. military machine to turn."

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"Evil gains work their punishment."

"You should not consider a man's age but his acts."

"No one longs to live more than someone growing old."

"A fearful man is always hearing things."

"There is a point at which even justice does injury."

"Not even old age knows how to love death."

"A state is not a state if it belongs to one man."

"Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected."

"A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear."

"Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly."