Foe Quotes

An enemy, Ender Wiggin," whispered the old man. "I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on I am your teacher.

The whole history of Christianity proves that she has little indeed to fear from persecution as a foe, but much to fear from persecution as an ally.

What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?

The treachery of a friend is worse than that of a foe.

This is the gist of what I know: Give advice and buy a foe.

To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength, gives in your weakness strength unto your foe.

Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are.

When we came to office, President Obama reset our relationship with Russia. . . . But just a month ago, Governor Romney called and here again I quote, ‘without question our number one geopolitical foe’ is Russia. As my brother would say, go figure. Look, I think it’s fair to say when it comes to Russia, based on only what we know he’s said so far, Governor Romney is mired in a Cold War mindset.

Reality is always the foe of famous names.

I am one of the baddest enemies anybody can have.

There will be no fraternal strife while the foe is at the gate.

The archenemy is the arch stupid!

It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.

As one that neither seeks, nor shuns his foe.

He who saith “thou shalt” to me is my mortal foe.

From a real antagonist one gains boundless courage.

What is war but your usual custom? Or what is sweeter for a brave man than to seek revenge with his own hand? It is right for nature to glut the soul with vengeance. Let us then attack the foe eagerly, for they are ever the bolder who make the attack.

Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.

The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

True boldness for Christ transcends all, it is indifference to the displeasure of either friends or foes. Boldness enables Christians to forsake all rather than Christ, and to prefer to offend all rather than to offend Him.

Ye shall only have foes to be hated; but not foes to be despised: ye must be proud of your foes.

I shall hurl the first spear at the foe. If any man can stand at rest while Attila fights, he is a dead man.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.