“I thought that a man can be an enemy of other men, of the moments of other men, but not of a country: not of fireflies, words, gardens, streams of water, sunsets.”
The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.
Reason is the enemy of faith.
The true enemy of man is generalization.
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
“Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.”
Man has no greater enemy than himself.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy
The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time.