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Enemy Quotes

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

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

Voltaire, French Writer

Enemy, Mankind, Rest

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"Even a paranoid can have enemies."

"Even a paranoid can have enemies."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

47

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment."

Mario Puzo, American Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Hate, Judgment

47

"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

"The Jews are the enemy of National Socialism."

Arthur Seyss Inquart, Austrian Soldier

Enemy, Socialism

46

"When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness."

"When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness."

Edvard Munch, Norwegian Artist

46

"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."

Mao Tse Tung, Chinese Leader

46

"For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies."

"For every ten jokes you acquire a hundred enemies."

Laurence Sterne, Irish Novelist

Enemy, Enemies, Jokes

45

"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

"One thing is certain: wherever the enemy lands, if once we can get to grips with him on the Continent, where we are not dependent on supplies from overseas, that ought to be, and will be, all right with us."

Heinrich Himmler, German Soldier

Enemy, Right, Will

45

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

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

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

45

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

Willie Aames, American Actor

45

"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."

"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Enemy, Enemies, Nothing

45

"I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy."

"I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy."

Chubby Checker, American Musician

44

"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her."

"If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

44

"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

"The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself."

Saul Alinsky, American Activist

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"I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you."

"I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you."

Taylor Dayne, American Musician

44

"It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak."

"It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak."

Morley Safer, Canadian Journalist

43

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

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

Alexis Carrel, French Scientist

Enemy, Enemies, Mankind

43

"I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one."

"I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one."

Peter Mandelson, British Politician

43

"Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim."

"Man is not the enemy here, but the fellow victim."

Betty Friedan, American Activist

43

"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

Olin Miller, American Columnist

43

"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

"Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

43

"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Enemy, May, Play

42

"Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation."

"Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation."

John Buford, American Soldier

Enemy, Extreme, Fight, Observation

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"After my grandfather's plane took enemy fire, he was denied permission to land at the first available airstrip. In that classic British bureaucratic way, they said he had to go back to your own airbase in the Midlands. They crashed between the coast and the airfield."

"After my grandfather's plane took enemy fire, he was denied permission to land at the first available airstrip. In that classic British bureaucratic way, they said he had to go back to your own airbase in the Midlands. They crashed between the coast and the airfield."

Tom Hooper, British Director

Enemy, Fire, First, Land

42

"The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park."

"The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

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"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

"Friends come and go but enemies accumulate."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

42

"Always keep your friends close, but your enemies keep closer."

"Always keep your friends close, but your enemies keep closer."

J. Wallace Day, American Writer

Enemy, Enemies, Friends

42

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

"No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

42

"I am the sworn, eternal and uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic."

"I am the sworn, eternal and uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic."

Billy Sunday, American Clergyman

41

"No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me."

"No, I'm no enemy to learning; it hurts not me."

William Congreve, English Poet

Enemy, Learning

41

"I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts."

"I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts."

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress

41

"I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me."

"I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me."

Clare Boothe Luce, American Dramatist

41

"Forgive your enemies, but first get even."

"Forgive your enemies, but first get even."

Lester Cole, American Screenwriter

Enemy, Enemies, First

41

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

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

Ron Wood, British Musician

40

"We need a common enemy to unite us."

"We need a common enemy to unite us."

Condoleezza Rice, American Statesman

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"Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies."

"Many journalists seem to believe that we have become little different from our enemies."

Linda Chavez, American Author

40

"Getting to the pint where the other is not the enemy is a big leap."

"Getting to the pint where the other is not the enemy is a big leap."

Stanley Crouch, American Critic

40

"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."

"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."

Ovid, Roman Poet

40

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

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

Ramman Kenoun, French Philosopher

40

"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator

39

"A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride."

"A President is best judged by the enemies he makes when he has really hit his stride."

Max Lerner, American Journalist

Enemy, Enemies, President

39

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

"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

Enemy, Mind, Needs

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"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

"The word was enough. It ran like fire along the line, from man to man, and rose into a shout, with which they sprang forward upon the enemy, now not 30 yards away."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

Enemy, Fire, Man, Now

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"Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers."

"Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers."

Taliesin, Welsh Poet

Enemy, Enemies, Fathers

39

"What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other."

"What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other."

Mary Douglas, British Scientist

Enemy, Enemies, Injustice, Nation

39

"Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not."

"Yes, Israel's our ally. But, are the Palestinians our enemy? No, they are not."

Brent Scowcroft, American Public Servant

38

$"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies."$

"Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

38

"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

"Between 2 and 3 in the morning of the 19th inst. I was aroused by the cry that the enemy was upon us."

Richard Francis Burton, English Explorer

38

"One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force."

"One must be a somebody before they can have a enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force."

Anne Sophie Swetchine, Russian Author

38

"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

"My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly."

Julius Rosenberg, American Criminal

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