Enemy Quotes

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.

When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy.

My only enemy is time.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

Consistency is the enemy of enterprise, just as symmetry is the enemy of art.

Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.

Till the enemy's weakness is known, he should be kept on friendly terms.

A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.

Every neighbouring state is an enemy and the enemy's enemy is a friend.

There is no enemy like infatuation and fire like wrath.

Separation from the wife, disgrace from one's own people, an enemy saved in battle, service to a wicked king, poverty, and a mismanaged assembly: these six kinds of evils, if afflicting a person, burn him even without fire.

Good behavior wins even an enemy.

This sutra enjoins a rule of morality. It says nobody should be disrespected. A man can impress everybody by his virtues. Disrespecting others means downfall of our own virtues. A person who disrespects others, in a way disrespect himself. A virtuous man does not disrespect his friend or vevn his enemy. Disrespect to enemy can investigate him toreact. The best thing is to destroy him completely. For a ruler this is very important.

Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.

A ruler wishing to win should not trust a cunning enemy, even if he may be extending a hand of friendship. Because deep-rooted enmity, however, concealed, will surely come to light.

Everybody has same or the other weakness. This eis also a a general tendency to conceal theee weaknesses. For people may not harm for these, but they will surely ridicule or make fun of. Friendship, of course feigned should be retained with enemy till his weakness is known. Let him remain elated.

Conquer the heart of the enemy with truth and love, not by violence.

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

Humour is the most engaging cowardice. With it myself I have been able to hold some of my enemy in play far out of gunshot.