Quotes of: Common-enemy Keyword

Employment was better than idleness for men, because it kept the enemy guessing.

The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.

Making Life a Prayer: Selected Writings

Every fanatic or enemy of virtue is not at liberty to misrepresent the greatest geniuses and most heroic defenders of all that is valuable in this mortal world.

The Necessity of Atheism and Other Essays

There is something brittle in me that will break before it bends. Perhaps if the [the enemy] had brought a smaller army I might have had the sense to run. But he overdid it.

King of Thorns

Often you don't know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three.

Lord of Chaos

I forgot for a second that he was my ancestral enemy, and felt bad for him; then i consoled myself that bird poop brings good luck

The Lost Days

Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.

The Lying Game

If I'd learned anything, it was that the gods never had good news - especially when it was delivered by the resurrected corpse of your worst enemy.

The Lost Memory

Your mind is the most powerful wonder. It can be your greatest enemy or your closest ally. There are no limits to what you can achieve if only you believe.

The Land of Shadows

I want to say right here that the easiest way in the world to make enemies is to hire friends.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son

One foot in Hell, one in Heaven, but there will always be a devil. Be he your enemy. Be he your friend. Be the devil your own soul for fear of the world.

The Land of Shadows

There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear: And you all know, security Is mortals' chiefest enemy.

Macbeth

Everyone loves a kick-ass girl. (Well- maybe not her enemies, but you know what I mean.)

Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader

Villains and plots and enemies are simple things to me. But friendships are complicated, and love is harder still. It has wounded me deeper than a sword ever could.

The Shadow Throne

That's what any committed patriot would do: Fight to the last. Defeat your enemy at any cost; then hope you have enough left to rebuild.

Serpent's Walk

I don't ask for your pity, but just for your understanding – not even that – no. Just for some recognition of me in you, and the enemy, time, in us all.

Sweet Bird of Youth

...according to the teachings of Islam, war is to be waged not against the enemy but against the aggressor. (p. 49)

The True Jihad: The Concept of Peace, Tolerance and Non Violence in Islam

This isn't a book. This isn't a paranormal fantasy or whatever the hell it is you read. There is no set plot or clear idea of where any of this is going. The enemies aren't obvious. There are no guaranteed happy endings.

Opal

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

I listened to God and to my husband, not the the enemy's whispers, not to other people's opinions.

Pilgrimage: My Journey to a Deeper Faith in the Land Where Jesus Walked