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Quotes About Adversaries

People possessing tremendous strength have a very difficult time controlling themselves and easily make enemies.)
~ Morihei Ueshiba
The enemy ships in her path included the Santissima Trinidad, the Redoutable and the Bucentaure,
~ Unknown
Never wrestle with pigs for the pigs remain clueless and you end up muddy.
~ Orrin Woodward
A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
~ Oscar Wilde
Soldados, os habéis portado como héroes combatiendo por la Reforma […] no una, sino infinidad de veces habéis hecho doblar la cerviz a vuestros adversarios […]. Hoy vais a pelear por un objeto sagrado: vais a pelear por la Patria […]. Nuestros enemigos son los primeros soldados del mundo; pero vosotros sois los primeros hijos de México".
~ Paco Ignacio Taibo II
We'd spent years as adversaries, two predators sharing territory and a certain, unwelcome attraction. Somehow, during all those years I spent outwardly acquiescing to his demands while making sure I held my own, I'd won his respect. I'd had werewolves love me and hate me, but I'd never had one respect me before. Not even Samuel. Adam respected me enough to act on my suspicions. It meant a lot.
~ Patricia Briggs
It's bad to have an enemy with the kinds of resources these people apparently have—but it is infinitely worse to have crazy people as enemies.
~ Patricia Briggs
Just like Republicans have Democrats, vampires have the sun, and cats have everything under the sun, I have natural enemies.
~ Unknown
He must have known, or at least suspected, that she was herself a member of the IRA, but they would argue, amiably, about politics as if they were a couple of graduate students, rather than adversaries in a bloody guerrilla war. At one point, Corden-Lloyd told her that he would love to come back and see her in ten years' time, 'and we could all tell each other the whole truth.
~ Unknown
You spend the first half of your career going after the bad guys and then the second half representing them.
~ Unknown
If you don't have enemies, you don't have character.
~ Paul Newman
when u have no enemies ,you are characterless.
~ Paul Newman
It should be a matter of honour on the Left to write at least as well, without redundancy or clutter, as its adversaries.
~ Unknown
You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
~ Exodus 15:7
when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
~ Deuteronomy 32:41
Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all Godís angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
~ Deuteronomy 32:43
From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
~ Psalm 8:2
You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
~ Psalm 69:19
Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
~ Psalm 74:23
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
~ Isaiah 11:13
When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
~ Luke 13:17
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
~ Luke 21:15
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
~ Hebrews 10:27