Quotes About Adversary

I could not rest, Watson, I could not sit quiet in my chair, if I thought that such a man as Professor Moriarty were walking the streets of London unchallenged.

Man has not a greater enemy than himself.

Contempt; the feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be opposed.

Why seeketh thou revenge, O man! with what purpose is it that thou pursuest it? Thinkest thou to pain thine adversary by it? Know that thou thyself feelest its greatest torments.

I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you cannot help getting a liking for him whether he deserves it or not.

The man who ain't got an enemy is really poor.

O maior remédio utilizado contra os desígnios do inimigo é fazeres voluntariamente aquilo que ele planeja que tu faças à força, porque fazendo-o de forma voluntária, tu o fazes com ordem e para vantagem tua e desvantagem dele; se o fizesses à força, seria então a tua ruína.

Francisco Sforza tuvo siempre por adversario a los Bracceschi, y se vigilaron mutuamente; al fin, Francisco volvió sus miras hacia la Lombardía, y Braccio hacia la Iglesia y el reino de Nápoles.

The children of God can defeat the adversary, for we have fought him before.

T]his is an enemy for life, as well as an enemy of life.

Nothing is more dangerous than an enemy with nothing to loose.

A magician four centuries ago described his magic as a constant companion. It can be a helpful friend, he said, or a deadly adversary.

A avea un duÈ™man e important nu numai pentru a ne defini identitatea, ci È™i pentru a ne procura un obstacol în raport cu care s? ne evalu?m sistemul de valori È™i s? ne ar?t?m, înfruntându-l, propria valoare. De aceea, atunci când duÈ™manul nu exist?, el trebuie construit.

Al parecer no podemos pasarnos sin el enemigo. La figura del enemigo no puede ser abolida por los procesos de civilización.

They said it was better to know your enemy, but how did it help to know that your enemy's one weakness was your weakness too

To destroy the enemy it can be necessary to understand him.

I cannot fight an enemy whose face is hidden.

antagonist having one hand strapped behind his back and the other

Outrage is also an exceptional weapon that can pierce the armor of nearly any foe. It's like a bow with three magically tipped arrows: shame, guilt, and fear.

You must be a leader, as a member of this Church, in those causes for which this Church stands. Do not let fear overcome your efforts...The adversary of all truth would put into your heart a reluctance to make an effort. Cast that fear aside and be valiant in the cause of truth and righteousness and faith. If you now decide that this will become the pattern of your life, you will not have to make that decision again.

The old saying in defense planning is that one must judge an adversary's capabilities, rather than its intentions.

He who shows fear gives courage to his adversary.

Though he was her enemy, he treated her with unfailing courtesy.

In all our pictures, we had an antagonist who becomes the good guy, and the underdog fulfills his quest.