"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate."

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"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate."

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

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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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."

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

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

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