1,657 Quotes About Enemy

I cannot get any sense of an enemy - only of a disaster.

If the situation was such that there was only one learned lama or genuine practitioner alive, a person whose death would cause the whole of Tibet to lose all hope of keeping its Buddhist way of life, then it is conceivable that in order to protect that one person it might be justified for one or 10 enemies to be eliminated if there was no other way.

We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences. According to Shantideva, enemies are really good for us as we can learn a lot from them and build our inner strength.

Our enemies are our greatest teachers.

Anger, pride and competence are our real enemies.

Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.

If you had no enemies, you had no fun.

The Placer is an enemy who must necessarily become our lord or our slave; one doesn't enjoy if it's not defeated.

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world