Enemy Quotes

No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate.

When the enemy comes with shame and blame, tell him to go measure the distance from east to west and get back to you.

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.

Fear is your worst enemy. Risk is your best friend.

Every Superstate has one iron rule: logic is an enemy and the truth is a menace.

Traitors are more dangerous than enemies.

I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but my country.

The loss of any army is always caused by underestimating the enemy. Therefore gather information and watch the enemy carefully.

Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Hate your enemy with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other!

Losing is not my enemy..fear of losing is my enemy.

He who protests is an enemy; he who opposes is a corpse.

Thinking is the great enemy of perfection. The habit of profound reflection, I am compelled to say, is the most pernicious of all the habits formed by civilized man.

If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much; you'll save lives, not only your own, but the enemy's too.

Hope in God. If you have good hope and faith in Him, you shall be delivered from your enemies.

I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Goering. You may call me Meyer.

Always meet petulance with gentleness and perverseness with kindness. A gentle hand can lead even en elephant by a hair. Reply to thine enemy with gentleness.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.

Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.

Do not fear the enemy, for they can take only your life. Fear the media far more, for they will destroy your honour.

The greatest enemy of authority, therefore, is contempt, and the surest way to undermine it is laughter.

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.

Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend

Food is one of life's greatest joys yet we've reached this really sad point where we're turning food into the enemy, and something to be afraid of

Doubt is the enemy of creativeness.

The purpose of criminal law is to punish the enemies of those in power.

Never speak words that allow the enemy to think he's winning.

It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.

All you have to do is get in a closer walk with God and you'll find your enemies are in your own church.

The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs.

The speed, accuracy and devastating power of American Artillery won confidence and admiration from the troops it supported and inspired fear and respect in their enemy.

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

We who formerly hated and murdered one another now live together and share the same table. We pray for our enemies and try to win those who hate us.

The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.

What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.

I have always hated war and am by nature and philosophy a pacifist, but it is the English who are forcing war on us, and the first principle of war is to kill the enemy.

The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear.

The State is, and always has been, the great single enemy of the human race, its liberty, happiness, and progress.

Compassion makes no distinction between friends and enemies, neighbors and outsiders, compatriots and foreigners. Compassion is the gate to human community.

He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily.

And as for the Pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy and Antichrist, with all his false doctrine.

Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.

If you want an enemy, the soul (nafs) is sufficient. If you want advice, death is sufficient.