Quotes
Quotes about Enemies
A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that "the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the advance of science." Unfortunately, the popular effect of this scientific advance has been a belief, seemingly shared by many scientists, that the range of our ignorance is steadily diminishing and that we can therefore aim at more comprehensive and deliberate control of all human activities. It is for this reason that those intoxicated by the advance of knowledge so often become the enemies of freedom.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.
Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.
I have always made one prayer to God, a very short one. Here it is: "My God, make our enemies very ridiculous!" God has granted it to me.
Enemies carry a report in form different from the original. [Lat., Nam inimici famam non ita ut nata est ferunt.]
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over.
O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
For enemies carry about slander not in the form in which it took its rise. . . . The scandal of men is everlasting; even then does it survive when you would suppose it to be dead.
Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the enemies of the system will direct all their attacks. Opinion can be so perverted as to cause the false to seem the true; the enemy, a friend, and the friend, an enemy; the best interests of the nation to appear insignificant, and trifles of moment; in a word, the right the wrong, and the wrong the right.
Each year his mighty armies marched forth in gallant show, Their enemies were targets, their bullets they were tow.
Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding.
A traveler to distant places should make no enemies.
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
It was necessary for us to discover greater powers of destruction than our enemies. We did. But after every war we have followed through with a new rise in our standard of living by the application of war-taught knowledge for the benefit of the world. It will be the same with the atomic bomb principles.
The zeal of friends it is that razes me, And not the hate of enemies. [Ger., Der Freunde Eifer ist's, der mich Zu Grunde richtet, nicht der Hass der Feinde.]
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
