Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it

The chief weapon we ought to use in resisting Satan is the Bible. Three times the great enemy offered temptations to our Lord. Three times his offer was refused, with a text of Scripture as the reason, “it is written” (Mt. 3:4, 7, 10).

If cops were viewed as the enemy, the tenuous balance of power could shift. Laws would be broken out of contempt. Authority wouldn’t be acknowledged. Police officers might even be attacked, or worse.

If God were not my friend, Satan would not be so much my enemy

The Church is the handmaid of tyranny and the steady enemy of liberty

The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock

Enemies of the Heir, beware! You’ll be next, Mudbloods!

The clay of White Fang had been molded until he became what he was, morose and lonely, unloving and ferocious, the enemy of all his kind.

Voldemort himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

There is a discourse of hate.

We have to understand that we’re not each others enemy.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same

Employment was better than idleness for men, because it kept the enemy guessing.

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

Military operations alone cannot defeat an insurgency because only economic development and political action can address most sources of disaffection. If military operations are not conducted consistent with political objectives or occur without economic development, they are certain to alienate the population further, reduce the amount of intelligence available to […] security forces, and strengthen rather than weaken the enemy.

The state remains, as it was in the beginning, the common enemy of all well-disposed, industrious and decent men.

A government, at bottom, is nothing more than a gang of men, and as a practical matter most of them are inferior men … Government is actually the worst failure of civilized man. There has never been a really good one, and even those that are most tolerable are arbitrary, cruel, grasping and unintelligent. Indeed, it would not be far wrong to describe the best as the common enemy of all decent citizens.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have

Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of war, where every man is enemy to every man, the same consequent to the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish them withal. In such condition there is no place for industry… no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight

I will give you my definition of a nation, and you can add the adjective ‘Jewish.’ A Nation is, in my mind, an historical group of men of a recognizable cohesion held together by a common enemy. Then, if you add to that the word ‘Jewish’ you have what I understand to be the Jewish nation

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection

It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we” with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke “others” and regard himself as their interpreter – for me to consider him my enemy.

A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate.

Epictetus being asked how a man should give pain to his enemy answered, By preparing himself to live the best life that he can.

I have decided not to oppose anyone ever again, since I have noticed that I always end by resembling my latest enemy.

The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.

The enemy never sees the backs of my Texans!

Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.

Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.

Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t “try” to do things. You simply “must” do things.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

Dress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today.

The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend.

The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy—the one that’s absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes

We must remember that the main enemy is the Arabs. We must not declare war on the Arab States, but we must be prepared in our hearts and minds to see them not only as individuals, but as an Arab nation.

The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where are they.

Love your enemy. But don’t forget he is not your friend.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next-door neighbour.

When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.

Adequacy is the enemy of excellence.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Comfort is the enemy of progress.

Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It’s an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy

If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere.

If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on him to make. The hardships of the situation must not be merely transient – at least not in appearance. Otherwise, the enemy would not give in, but would wait for things to improve.

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

Infantry must move forward to close with the enemy. It must shoot in order to move…. To halt under fire is folly. To halt under fire and not fire back is suicide. Officers must set the example.

What if I should discover that the poorest of the beggars and the most impudent of offenders are all within me; and that I stand in need of the alms of my own kindness—that I, myself, am the enemy who must be loved. What then?

Destiny is consciousness of oneself, but consciousness of oneself as an enemy.

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

The truth, it is felt, becomes untruth when your enemy utters it.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

The enemy of development is this pain phobia – the unwillingness to do a tiny bit of suffering

Behold how Fortune turns all suddenly / The hope and pride of even her enemy!

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.

War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

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.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.

To see your enemy and know him is a part of the complete education of man.

The United States of America is an enemy of those who aid terrorists and of the barbaric criminals who profane a great religion by committing murder in its name.

If the enemy could only know that Marcus Garvey is but a John the Baptist in the wilderness, that a greater and more dangerous Marcus Garvey is yet to appear, the Garvey with whom you will have to reckon for the injustice of the present generation.

The enemy has tried to spread violence. They use violence as a tool to do that.

I’m telling you there’s an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That’s the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best.

Any government that chooses to be an ally of terror has also chosen to be an enemy of civilization.

When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.

We should support whatever the enemy opposes whatever the enemy supports.

Keep the enemy in the dark about where and when our forces will attack.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy

Complacency is the enemy of study.

An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.

In the dictionary of Satyagraha, there is no enemy.

Anger is the enemy of nonviolence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

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

A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.

There is no avoiding war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy.

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

Haters, I’m not your enemy, I’m your hero. Cheer up, you should be happy I’m here.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

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.

Be civil to all, sociable to many; familiar with few, friend to one and enemy to none.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

The enemy isn’t men, or women, it’s bloody stupid people and no one has the right to be stupid.

The enemy of a love is never outside, it’s not a man or woman, it’s what we lack in ourselves.

How happy had it been for me had I been slain in the battle. It had been far more noble to have died the victim of the enemy than fall a sacrifice to the rage of my friends

Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war

If you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do you fawn on me?

Never soar aloft on an enemy’s pinions

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy.

A just cause even from an enemy is a cause not without its worth

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

The greatest enemy of progress is your last success, you could become so proud of what you’ve already accomplished that you stop moving ahead to what you can still accomplish.

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can’t control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you.

A man that is friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.

Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.