If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.
Saskya Pandita

In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko

People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts.
Paul Hindemith

I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.
Elsa Maxwell

Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.
F. M. Cornford

Lord, Bless our enemies; have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land.
William Pennington

Laws are applied to enemies, but only interpreted as regards friends.
Giovanni Giolitti

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
P. D. James

The bombers were enemies of Islam and enemies of the country. We will do everything and anything needed to stop them.
Khaleda Zia

I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you.
Ann Richards

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.
John W. Vessey, Jr.

May we be saved from evil thoughts and deed of enemies of world peace who find pleasure in creating havoc and perpetrating all forms of carnage.
Yahya Jammeh

Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.
Frances Cornford

Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.
W. L. George

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
Harold Nicolson

Our pre-9/11 gun laws allow our enemies in the War on Terror to arm themselves right here in our own country.
Carolyn McCarthy

We are at war with enemies that still have the intent to do further damage to Americans at home and abroad.
Bradley A. Blakeman

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

Forget your enemies. It's your friends you frustrate that cause all the problems.
Michael J. Tucker

Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.
Kofi Busia