89 Quotes About Enmity

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."(Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May 16, 1767)

Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love, or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will rise a certain individual to glory, it will destroy another who is not suited to its personality. Only through travel can we know where we belong or not, where we are loved and where we are rejected.

It’s better to be an enemy of the state than a friend: a friend can only be sold, but an enemy can only be bought.

When your enemy has you by the throat, you put your enmity on hold.

A strong friend can be more dangerous than a weak enemy.

When you’re swimming with the sharks, you can’t afford to be burdened with scruples.

When you love someone, you end up caring about each and every person they love. When you hate someone, you end up caring about every single person who hates them.

You cannot hang a naughty dog without a bone in front of his nose.

The best way to get your enemy to work for you as a friend is - to create an environment where it is difficult to define the nature of friendship or enmity easily.