Good kings are the only dangerous enemies that modern democracy has and when he has begun by banishing me you may be sure he intends to be a patriot.
Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I’ll sleep more easily by night.
Enemies give a little salt to the bread of life.
Enemies come soon enough in a man’s life. You don’t need to seek them out.
But the worst enemy thou canst meet, wilt thou thyself always be; thou waylayest thyself in caverns and forests.[Aber der schlimmste Feind, dem du begegnen kannst, wirst du immer dir selber sein; du selber lauerst dir auf in Höhlen und Wäldern.]
Before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its habits, and its place of abode.
An enemy who comes once, will come again. Unless they are stopped.
Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.
A man who makes enemies in one place will make them in another.
A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.