Turkish Proverb Quotes

A weapon is an enemy even to its owner.

There is no little enemy.

Keep your enemies in front of you.

I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you.

He that fears danger in time seldom feels it.

When the enemy is right next door, no one from a distance has a right to dismiss the threat.

There can be no peace with someone who wants to kill you.

I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.

A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.

Despise your enemy and you will soon be beaten.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

When the wart-hog looks up at the sky, it gets its throat slit.

Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either

The Saracens … whom we never found desirable either as friends or as enemies.

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles mine.

These are evil people and we are at war with them. They are going to try again.

A danger foreseen is half-avoided.

In my native tongue, Yoruba, the word for ‘opposition’ also means ‘enemy’.

If you see the lion’s fangs showing, do not think the lion is smiling.