"Your enemies can kill you, but only..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
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“The science of love is the philosophy of the heart”
“If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words.”
More on Friendship
“The human spirit is more powerful than any drug - and that is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. These are the things that matter.”
“One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first time he hears him speak in public. He will be stranger to him as he is more familiar to the audience. The longest intimacy could not foretell how he would behave then”
“On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world.”
More on Enemies
“Don't you run around here trying to make friends with somebody who's depriving you of your rights. They're not your friends, no, they're your enemies. Treat them like that.”
“Conquer the heart of the enemy with truth and love, not by violence.”
“To have friends, you know, one need only be good-natured; but when a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him.”