"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

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"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

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"You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what I do. Most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. Many of them haven't written one."

John Irving, American Novelist

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

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink."

George Orwell, British Author

Enemy, Insincerity, Language, Words

"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

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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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"The soldier's main enemy is not the opposing soldier, but his own commander."

Ramman Kenoun, French Philosopher

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"It's hard to be done a favor by a man you hate. It's hard to hate him so much afterwards. Losing an enemy can be worse than losing a friend, if you've had him for long enough."

Joe Abercrombie, English Novelist

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"Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

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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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"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

Neil Kinnock, Spanish Politician

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"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."

Fight, Will

"Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend, march swiftly to places where you are not expected."

Tactics, Strategy, War, Surprise

"For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."

Tactics, Strategy, Conflict, Observation, Wisdom

"All warfare is based on deception."

Strategy, Deception

"Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength."

Wisdom, Strength, Defense, Attack, Power

"A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return."

Leadership, Strategy, War, Time, Planning

"When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'."

Leadership, Trust, Justice, Happiness

"If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them."

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"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."

Strategy, Secrecy, Power, Action

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected ."

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