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«If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes.»
Author: Saskya Pandita | About: Enemies, Prudence, Wisdom | Keywords: foes, host, prudently
«Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close»
Author: William Wycherley | Keywords: foes, jealous, petty
«Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war . . .»
Author: Aristophanes | About: Adversity, Enemies, Learning | Keywords: city wall, foes, ships
«If any foes of mine are there, I pardon every one:I hope that man and womankind will do the same by me.»
«I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: extol, foes
«I die well paid, whilst my expiring breath, smiles o'er the tombs of foes made kin by death»
Author: Dutch Proverb | Keywords: expiring, foes, kin
«Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.»
«In the domain of Political Economy, free scientific inquiry meets not merely the same enemies as in all other domains. The peculiar nature of the material it deals with, summons as foes into the field of battle the most violent, mean and malignant passions of the human breast, the Furies of private interest.»
«From forth the fatal loins of these two foesA pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.»
«Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends; he hurts me most who lavishly commends.»

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