God preserve me from my friends; from Italian my enemies I will preserve myself. When fails our dearest friend, There may be refuge with our direst foe. It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct even our friends. Proverb James S. Caleb C. Colton Let us not talk ill of our enemies. They Arsene only never deceive us. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the publicans so? If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Houssaye Book of ter V Romans Alain René Lesago John Proverbs Alain Chartier. Lord Avebury Edward Johann Schiller Hindoo Proverb George Channing "New Moral ity" Cato A man who does not love sincerely sets his face against the distinguishing mark between a friend and a flatterer. An open foe may prove a curse, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Love springs to love, and knows at once his The man who hates must cast contentment forth; Unfortunately, while there are few great friends, there is no little enemy. A foe to God was ne'er true friend to man, Dear is my friend,-yet from my foe as from my My friend shows what I can do, and my foe what The greatest enmity is better than uncertain friendship. Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe; Save, save, oh! save me from the Candid Friend! It is better to have bitter foes than friends too sweet. |