He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.

—Ali ibn-Abi-Talib

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The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.

—W. L. George

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In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

—Martin Luther King Jr.

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Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

—G. K. Chesterton

Enemies are the people who think about you more than your friends do.

—Donna Lynn Hope

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11 Jul 2015 Added