Common sense is very uncommon.
Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend . - Vincent
An enemy is always an enemy, even when they're an ally." - Taraeth
the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.
We always seek to find the enemy when in reality, the enemy is really us".
It is so much easier to turn a friend into an enemy than an enemy into a friend.
You cannot take away freedom to protect it, you cannot destroy the free market to save it, and you cannot uphold freedom of speech by silencing those with whom you disagree. To take rights away to defend them or to spend your way out of debt defies c...
For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam’s front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common se...
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, yo...
Your friend lends and your enemy asks for payment.
A close friend can become a close enemy.
Do not despise an insignificant enemy, nor a slight wound.
Give your friend a pig and your enemy a peach.
A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
The weakness of an enemy forms part of our own strength.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb i...
...this protracted war will pass through three stages. The first stage covers the period of the enemy's strategic offensive and our strategic defensive. The second stage will be the period of the enemy's strategic consolidation and our preparation fo...
