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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

~Aristophanes

Topics: Building Cities Enemies Foes Friends High Learn Lesson Men Often Sense Ships Walls War

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Muhammad Ali struck us in the middle of America's darkest night, in the heart of its most threatening gathering storm. His power toppled the mightiest of foes, and his intense light shined on America, and we were able to see clearly injustice, inequality, poverty, pride, self realization, courage, laughter, love, joy and religious freedom for all.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Able Ali America Clearly Courage Darkest Foes Freedom Gathering Heart His Inequality Injustice Intense Joy Laughter Light Love Middle Most Muhammad Muhammad Ali Night Poverty Power Pride Realization Religious Religious Freedom See Self Storm Struck Threatening Us Were

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We are all dwellers on this one small earth; we live one life, die one death; we have the same difficulties to contend with; we ought in common to fight the foes of ignorance and wrong.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Common Contend Death Die Difficulties Earth Fight Foes Ignorance Life Live Ought Same Small Wrong

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He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

~Charles Mackay

Topics: Brave Done Duty Endure Foes He Made Must None Small Who Work You

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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!

~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Topics: Both Burns Candle Ends Foes Friends Gives Last Light Lovely Night Oh Will Ah

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The man that makes a character, makes foes.

~Edward Young

Topics: Character Foes Makes Man

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The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.

~Elbert Hubbard

Topics: America Enemies Foes Home Ignorance Incompetence Only Superstition Threaten

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Michael Bradley has the stuff of leadership; he works hard and can break up the opponent's play. However, that's not enough to justify his philanthropic attitude towards possession, the generous portion of balls that he contributes to his foes. His sloppiness constantly culminates in unnecessary goals.

~Franklin Foer

Topics: Attitude Balls Break Break Up Constantly Enough Foes Generous Goals Hard He His However Justify Leadership Michael Opponent Philanthropic Play Portion Possession Stuff Towards Unnecessary Up Works

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Putin has made a habit of supporting far-right candidates who undermine his foes in Europe; perhaps he never could have imagined such a character taking root on American soil. Trump's reasons for aligning with Putin have been more innocent, if no less dangerous.

~Franklin Foer

Topics: American Been Candidates Character Could Dangerous Europe Foes Habit He His Imagined Innocent Less Made More Never Perhaps Putin Reasons Root Soil Supporting Taking Trump Undermine Who

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Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.

~Friedrich Nietzsche

Topics: Convictions Dangerous Foes Lies More Than Truth

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