Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.
Quotes to Explore
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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Let my enemies devour each other.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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President Reagan has no enemies in the Phillipines.
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An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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Wars teach us not to love our enemies, but to hate our allies.
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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The great triad of enemies for Christian growth contain the world, the flesh, and the devil.
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To the confusion of our enemies.
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I have no enemies and no hatred.
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Reading was a way to make friends or enemies, a way to discover how all these different people exist in the world and to rub shoulders with them. The ability to feel as if you have met someone, as if that person exists in flesh and blood and that you relate to them somehow, makes you feel a lot less lonely. And it also makes you feel very brave.
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People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
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I have lots of friends, but I'm probably a terrible friend to all of them, even my family. I wouldn't be surprised if I found myself with no friends later on in life. My friends become my enemies.
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Self-love is almost always the ruling principle of our friendships. It makes us avoid all our obligations in unprofitable situations, and even causes us to forget our hostility towards our enemies when they become powerful enough to help us achieve fame or fortune.
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Girls are so often pitted against each other as enemies or adversaries. We even see it in 'Us' magazine: Who wore it better?
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Fear, the worst of all enemies can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.
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A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off.
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We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
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Grigsby's marvelous exploration-a deep, wide, and beautiful inquiry into Sojourner Truth's use of technology-features more of her photographs than have ever been collected before. Among its many insights, I especially relished the analysis of Truth's illiteracy. Enduring Truths is art history with a wide-ranging concept of history left in. A terrific book, and one we've needed for a long time.
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I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.
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Are there no stones in heaven But what serves for thunder?
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The innovator has for enemies all who have done well under the old, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.
