Enemies are so stimulating.
—Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) American Actor, TV Personality
A man can’t be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
It is not necessary to have enemies if you go out of your way to make friends hate you.
—Frank Lane (1896–1981) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
—Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) English Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Academic
An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.
—Graham Greene (1904–91) British Novelist, Playwright, Short Story Writer
Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.
—Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773) English Statesman, Man of Letters
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–73) British Novelist, Poet, Politician
A person is his own worst enemy.
—Anonymous
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
—Unknown
Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
—Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American Head of State
The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
—Chinese Proverb
God save me from my friends. I can protect myself from my enemies.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
Who are enemies? Those who oppose each others will.
—M. C. Richards (1916–99) American Poet, Potter, Writer
No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.
—The Hitopadesha Indian Collection of Fables
A wise man profits more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
—Baltasar Gracian (1601–58) Spanish Scholar, Prose Writer
Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends—they’re the ones that keep me walking the floor nights!
—Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) American Head of State, Businessperson
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
—African Proverb
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
—William Blake (1757–1827) English Poet, Painter, Printmaker
Talk well of your friends and of your enemies say nothing.
—Common Proverb
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
—Eric Hoffer (1902–83) American Philosopher, Author
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us—avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
—Petrarch (1304–74) Italian Scholar, Poet, Humanist
Money can’t buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy.
—Spike Milligan (1918–2002) Irish Writer, Comedian
Our enemies approach nearer to truth in their judgments of us than we do ourselves.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.
—Dorothee Luzy Dotinville (1747–1830) French Dancer, Actress
Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Even a paranoid can have enemies.
—Henry Kissinger (b.1923) American Diplomat, Academician