“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” ~ John F. Kennedy

“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” ~ Dalai Lama

“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.” ~ Antisthenes (Greek philosopher of Athens, disciple of Socrates, 445-365bc)

“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” ~ African Proverb

“Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else unless it is an enemy.” ~ Albert Einstein

“A flatterer is a secret enemy” ~ Hungarian Proverb

“He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself” ~ Chinese Proverb

“The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow” ~ Chinese Proverb

“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu (Chinese general, 5th Century)

“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.” ~ Eric Hoffer

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” ~ Baltasar Gracian (Spanish Philosopher and Writer)

“You have enemies ? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill


“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.