"You and I were long friends: you..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
More by Benjamin Franklin
More on Conflict
“No triumph of peace can equal the armed triumph of war.”
“You know how cunningly mankind is planned:We have one loving and one hating hand.The loving's made to hold each other like,While with the hating other hand we strike.”
“Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.”
More on Relationships
“As far as I can make out, women's friendships with each other are based on a gush of lies and pretty speeches that mean nothing. You'd think they were all wolves trying to seduce each other the way they flatter and flirt when they're together.”
“I find a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not I have bread.”
“If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others.”