#enemy

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend. ↗

— Jim Sasser

#better chance #chance #china #enemy #friend

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations. ↗

— John Wycliffe

#higher #hill #life #loftier #stronger

Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions. ↗

— John Yoo

#al #applying #contemplated #conventions #different

Peanut butter is my frenemy. ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

#adventure #art #being #chance #chaos

In such a beast as this..." (he means the army)"...it was the collective power that went, collapsing like a long-exhausted animal, at once falling under its own weight as much as that of its enemy. It was a collective death and not a matter of bravery or even strength, and once it was down it was finished as a battle. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

#battle #beast #bravery #collaps #collective

God wants us to worry about our sins before we sin; the devil wants us to worry after we sin. God wants us to feel free after we repent (for we really are free then); the devil is a deceiver). The devil tempts us to cavalier pride before we sin and worrisome despair afterward, since pride and despair both separate us from God, and anything that separates us from God is the devil's friend and our enemy, while anything that brings us close to God is the devil's enemy and our friend. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#evil #faith #god #prayer #sin

Chaque fois qu'on produit un effet, on se donne un ennemi. Il faut rester médiocre pour être populaire. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#friendship

I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears. ↗

— Max Brooks

#fear #imagination

Now there are many, many people in the world, but relatively few with whom we interact, and even fewer who cause us problems. So when you come across such a chance for practicing patience and tolerance, you should treat it with gratitude. It is rare. Just as having unexpectedly found a treasure in your own house, you should be happy and grateful toward your enemy for providing you that precious opportunity. Because if you are ever to be successful in your practice of patience and tolerance, which are critical factors in counteracting negative emotions, it is due to your own efforts and also the opportunity provided by your enemy. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#compassion-wisdom #enemy #inspirational #interaction #kindness

A cockroach can not attend the meeting of chicken and be offered innocent. ↗

— Peter Adejimi

#enemy #innocent #inspirational #life #predator