Enemy Quotes

Small: Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has
Martin Luther
"Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has"
Martin Luther, Professor
Small: It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character
Dag Hammarskjold
"It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character"
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat
Small: The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between ones real and ones declared aims
George Orwell
"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, Author
Small: War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will
George Washington
"War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will"
George Washington, President
Small: He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy
Socrates
"He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodg
George Washington
"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession"
George Washington, President
Small: The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy
Corrie Ten Boom
"The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy"
Corrie Ten Boom, Celebrity
Small: Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it
"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it"
Thomas Hardy, Novelist
Small: Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lo
Samuel Butler
"Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you look at it to admire it, you are lost"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money,
Samuel Butler
"Money is the last enemy that shall never be subdued. While there is flesh there is money or the want of money, but money is always on the brain so long as there is a brain in reasonable order"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its
Saadi
"An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity"
Saadi, Poet
Small: The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority
Henrik Ibsen
"The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority"
Henrik Ibsen, Poet
Small: A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate
Emile M. Cioran
"A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate"
Emile M. Cioran, Philosopher
Small: The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time
"The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time"
William Butler Yeats, Poet
Small: Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals
David Ogilvy
"Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals"
David Ogilvy, Businessman
Small: The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths
William James
"The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths"
William James, Philosopher
Small: It is a mans own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways
"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways"
Buddha, Leader
Small: The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy
Robert Louis Stevenson
"The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy"
Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer
Small: Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view
"Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view"
George Savile, Politician
Small: Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive
"Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
Small: Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy
"Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
Small: A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect
Bryant H. McGill
"A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect"
Bryant H. McGill, Author
Small: I am the supreme warlord I do not wage war in order to achieve definite military objectives, but to destroy th
Wilhelm II
"I am the supreme warlord; I do not wage war in order to achieve definite military objectives, but to destroy the enemy"
Wilhelm II, Statesman
Small: Art hath an enemy called Ignorance
Ben Jonson
"Art hath an enemy called Ignorance"
Ben Jonson, Poet
Small: Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious,
Joseph Addison
"Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt"
Joseph Addison, Writer
Small: The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of
"The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem"
Washington Irving, Writer
Small: No battle plan survives contact with the enemy
Colin Powell
"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy"
Colin Powell, Statesman
Small: The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are
"The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult"
Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
Small: One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy
E. B. White
"One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy"
E. B. White, Writer
Small: Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy
"Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy"
Abu Bakr, Leader
Small: In the practice of tolerance, ones enemy is the best teacher
Dalai Lama
"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher"
Dalai Lama, Leader
Small: I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesnt dare to make an enemy should get out
Bette Davis
"I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business"
Bette Davis, Actress
Small: Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are hu
Simon Bolivar
"Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves"
Simon Bolivar, Leader
Small: If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, dont disclose it to your friend
Solomon Ibn Gabriol
"If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend"
Solomon Ibn Gabriol, Poet
Small: The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the
Sun Tzu
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
Small: It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have
James A. Baldwin
"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have"
James A. Baldwin, Author
Small: Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achi
Sun Tzu
"Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
Small: Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories
Sun Tzu
"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
Small: When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce
Sun Tzu
"When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
Small: If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles
Sun Tzu
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher