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.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
The most dangerous enemy is the one who can easily make friends with his potential victims!
A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.
One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.
It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.
Your worst enemy can be your best teacher!
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 pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.
Love treats its enemies better than hate treats its friends.
If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies.
It is easier to forgive yourself of a thousand misdeeds than to forgive your enemy of one.
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