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Quotes About Foes

Like I always say, if you sit long enough by the crack of the door, you'll see your enemy go by in a hearse.
~ Sally Stanford
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.
~ Oliver Cromwell
We thank God that our enemies are idiots.
~ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Young people . . , God wants us to be victorious. He wants you to triumph over all of your foes. Stalwart and brave we must stand. God is at the helm. There is no reason for defeat.
~ Marvin J. Ashton
History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
~ George Washington
The ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach.
~ Frank Herbert
The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents.
~ Barney Frank
If all our foes were like Al Ghouti, we would never win,' he said thoughtfully. 'On the other hand, if all our foes were like him, victory would no longer be necessary.
~ Jan Guillou
It is patent that any group [believing itself to be] surrounded by a world of unbending and irreconcilable foes would see the abyss between itself and them as one that could be spanned by no tie or social obligation. Within such a group, the lie—as told to the "others"—would be neither an act merely tolerated nor a simple rule of social behavior; it would become obligatory and be transformed into a virtue.
~ Alexandre Koyré
Ut cum spiritu postrema sacramentum dejuremus, he chanted. Et hostes ornamenta addent ad ianuam necem. You just...finished the prophesy,Rachael stammered. -An oath to keep with a final breath/And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. How did you- I know those lines. Jason winced and put his hands to his temples. I don't know how, but I KNOW that prophecy. In Latin, no less, Drew called out. Handsome AND smart.
~ Rick Riordan
Heroes like you always have a weak spot. We just have to find it, and then we can kill you. Won't that be lovely? Have a cheese 'n' Wiener!
~ Rick Riordan
The skin of frozen snow crunched satisfyingly beneath my boots as I smashed each step into the ground just as I planned to smash my foes.
~ Kate Elliott
Never undervalue the enemies, especially if they are stupid.
~ William C. Brown
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.
~ William Wycherley
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.
~ Omar Khayyam
Or perhaps one's foes always seemed smaller once they had been defeated.
~ Alison Goodman
Vinne sighs; she has a deep distrust of marriage, which in her observation has an almost irresistable tendency to turn friends and lovers into relatives, if not into foes.
~ Alison Lurie
Anyone that goes to battle goes to battle knowing the mindset and tactics of their enemies.
~ Brad Thor
Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.
~ John Dryden
In that world, the line between friends and enemies was loosely drawn based only on your current interest.
~ Richard Phillips
While I threw myself into any social situation, could put on any mask—punk, preppy, artist—I also put masks on everyone I met, instantly judging them. I inhabited my masks, adopted the personas. Perhaps it was self-preservation, and stemmed from my itinerant childhood, which had forced me to form friendships quickly, potential allies or foes judged in an instant.
~ Rob Spillman
Not all of your foes will appear in their true form. You must learn to trust your instincts.
~ Kristin Cast
Against her foes Religion well defends Her sacred truths, but often fears her friends.
~ George Crabbe
Choose your friends carefully. Your enemies will choose you.
~ Yassir Arafat