Quotes About Foes

There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Fire, fear, foes! Awake!

Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends; He hurts me most who lavishly commends.

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light.

Know your enemies as well as you know your allies. Know them better. Make their business yours.

The Romans did not concern themselves with the number of their enemies; they only asked, 'Where are they?

I see there is a good deal of grandiloquence in my book — my friends and foes have told me. I think it must be true, for there is a good deal of grandiloquence in me — and in nature also: I saw a sunset last evening that was a gross imposition upon modesty.

The affairs of the people have gone to ruin. See, all the craftsmen, they do not work, The land's foes have despoiled its craftsmen.

Even when called out By a single foe, Remain on guard, For you are always surrounded By a host of enemies

Although you may spend your life killing, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.

I have not the particular shining bauble or feather in my cap for crowds to gaze at or kneel to, but I have power and resolution for foes to tremble at.

The fear of bad outcomes motivates both climate activists and their foes, but the precise details don't matter. Both sides see themselves as averting a future that they don't like more than creating one that they do.

To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do; Harshness will alienate a bosom friend. And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Just like Republicans have Democrats, vampires have the sun, and cats have everything under the sun, I have natural enemies.

But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”

Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

ëSurely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.í

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!

My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.