Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise.
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.
One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.
Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.
A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
Your worst enemy can be your best teacher!
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.
Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.
The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.
The most dangerous enemy is the one who can easily make friends with his potential victims!
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
Love treats its enemies better than hate treats its friends.
One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.
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