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Enemy Quotes

"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

Leon Trotsky, Russian Revolutionary

Enemy, Enemies, Learning, Necessity

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"There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance."

"There is a rule of Sharia: If the enemy wants to suppress you, you are supposed to put up a strong resistance."

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen Statesman

150

"Every man is his own chief enemy."

"Every man is his own chief enemy."

Anacharsis, Scythian Philosopher

147

"I am not anyone's enemy."

"I am not anyone's enemy."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

145

"Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy."

"Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy."

Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian Statesman

141

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

David Merrick, American Producer

87

"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible."

"Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible."

Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier

81

"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."

"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Lies, Will

78

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

77

"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on."

"The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on."

Joseph Heller, American Novelist

76

"I can't afford a whole new set of enemies."

"I can't afford a whole new set of enemies."

Cecil Beaton, English Photographer

76

"Let my enemies devour each other."

"Let my enemies devour each other."

Salvador Dali, Spanish Artist

75

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out."

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out."

Pierre Berton, Canadian Author

Enemy, Freedom, Racism

69

"The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend."

"The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Enemy, Folly, Luxury

68

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Enemy, Enemies, Forget, Names

66

"The press is the enemy."

"The press is the enemy."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

64

"You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect."

"You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect."

Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese Soldier

64

"I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must."

"I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must."

Maria Callas, American Musician

Enemy, Enemies, Will

64

"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

"Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Excellence, Fighting

62

"I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians."

"I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

61

"Enemies are so stimulating."

"Enemies are so stimulating."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

59

"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Enemy, Fighting, Skill

59

"The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill."

"The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill."

Harold Nicolson, British Diplomat

Enemy, Enemies, Irish, Want

58

"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

Neil Kinnock, Spanish Politician

Enemy, Idealism

58

"The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer."

"The left-wing, which consists of armoured and motorized forces and has no enemy in front of it, will be stopped dead in its tracks upon direct order from the Fuhrer."

Franz Halder, German Soldier

Enemy, Order, Will

58

"When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies."

"When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Enemy, Enemies, Poet, Khalil Gibran

57

"Here, I am looking for a document issued by a public attorney. I don't find. He is accused by the political leaders of the coalition, by his enemies, who said that he is guilty. That he deserves to be killed."

"Here, I am looking for a document issued by a public attorney. I don't find. He is accused by the political leaders of the coalition, by his enemies, who said that he is guilty. That he deserves to be killed."

Jacques Verges, French Lawyer

Enemy, Enemies, Leaders, Political leaders, Public

57

"Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."

"Conservatives believe in providing Constitutional rights to our citizens, not to enemy combatants like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."

Mitt Romney, American Politician

56

"It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you."

"It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you."

Frank Dane, American Humorist

Enemy, Enemies, Friends, Hate

56

"Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy."

"Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

Enemy, Saudiarabian

56

"It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer."

"It is impossible to get anything made or accomplished without stepping on some toes; enemies are inevitable when one is a doer."

Norma Shearer, American Actress

56

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

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

John Buford, American Soldier

55

"If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld."

"If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we are trying to stop, we will simply become what we have beheld."

Ed Markey, American Politician

Enemy, Fight, Trying, Will

54

"Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes."

"Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

54

"Man has no greater enemy than himself."

"Man has no greater enemy than himself."

Petrarch, Italian Poet

54

"You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad."

"You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad."

Johann Kaspar Lavater, German Theologian

Enemy, Enemies, Friends, Man, May

52

"No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves."

"No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

52

"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

"What is our greatest enemy? Segregation."

Major Owens, American Politician

51

"You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare."

"You cannot tell the enemy you're going to leave and expect the enemy to not - and expect to succeed. I mean, that's just a fundamental of warfare."

John McCain, American Politician

51

"I don't believe man is a woman's natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is."

"I don't believe man is a woman's natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is."

Shana Alexander, American Journalist

Enemy, Man, Woman

51

"From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left."

"From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left."

Marcus V. Pollio, American Architect

Enemy, May, Right, Weapons

51

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."

Sam Levenson, American Author

Enemy, Grandparents, Reason

51

"I really didn't have any plans to record prior to doing My Own Best Enemy."

"I really didn't have any plans to record prior to doing My Own Best Enemy."

Richard Marx, American Musician

50

"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

Antisthenes, Greek Philosopher

Enemy, Enemies, Faults, First

50

"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies."

"Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Feeling, Jealousy

50

"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

"No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

Enemy, Execution, Succeed

49

"The best is the enemy of the good."

"The best is the enemy of the good."

Voltaire, French Writer

49

"Privilege is the greatest enemy of right."

"Privilege is the greatest enemy of right."

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian Novelist

Enemy, Privilege, Right

48

"Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them."

"Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

48

"The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot."

"The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot."

William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman

Enemy, Enemies, Freedom

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