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Wed 8 Feb 2023

Importance

Posted by PJ under art, enemies, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it.

—Gustav Flaubert, letter to Madame Louise Colet, June 14, 1853

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Thu 6 Dec 2018

Enemies

Posted by PJ under courage and fear, enemies, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.”

—Eric Hoffer, The Passionate Mind, and Other Aphorisms

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Fri 2 Nov 2018

Hostility

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Random quote of the day:

“Abatement of the hostility of one’s enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat.”

—Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant

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Wed 19 Apr 2017

Frenemy

Posted by PJ under enemies, forgiveness, friends, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“It’s all very well to tell us to forgive our enemies: our enemies can never hurt us very much. But oh, what about forgiving our friends?”

—Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy

 

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Tue 25 Aug 2015

Money money money money

Posted by PJ under enemies, friends, money, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Money can’t buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.”

—Spike Milligan, On Life and Death

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Tue 20 Aug 2013

Do unto others

Posted by PJ under compassion, enemies, quote of the day, tolerance
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Random quote of the day:

“It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.”

—Dalai Lama, Ocean of Wisdom: Guidelines for Living

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Fri 27 Jan 2012

Have you heard?

Posted by PJ under enemies, friends, gossip, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:


“It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you: the one to slander you, and the other to get the news to you.”

—Mark Twain, Following the Equator

 

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