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“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies, but also to hate his friends.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
“Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“You will have many enemies, but even your foes will love you. Life will bring you many misfortunes, but you will find your happiness in them, and will bless life and will make others bless it—which is what matters most.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
“Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends: for this reason I have spoken it.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
“And with what execration should the statesman be loaded, who permitting one half the citizens thus to trample on the rights of the other, transforms those into despots, and these into enemies, destroys the morals of the one part, and the amor...” Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
“the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind
“Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“I was beside myself with rage, and if I only knew how much longer we had to put up with each other's company, I'd start counting the days.” Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

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