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If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you


Miyamoto Musashi

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DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.
If you are far from the enemy,...
SUN-TZU Neighbor: the nicest enemy you will ever get
BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA I can state, you are my enemy but will you do enmity better than me?
KAMINI ARICHANDRAN The Muslim masses, ... ... do not rally except against an outside occupying enemy, especially if the...
AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI If you truly loved someone you won't become their enemy. You will become their guardian angel.
SHANNON L. ALDER If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then surely you should be friend to my friend.
HOLLY BLACK The best way to fight an enemy is he should not know that you are his enemy.
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SUNDAY ADELAJA Revenge is possible only if you spare the enemy.
RAHEEL FAROOQ You can't always control if you win. You can control if you try again.
DAN WALDSCHMIDT Don’t fight with your enemy’s brains, fight with his heart
BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA You will never lose a battle if you know your own situation as well as that of the enemy.
VIKRANT PARSAI Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.
ARABIC PROVERB Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.
ARABIAN PROVERB You are in control only if you control yourself.
TAPAN GHOSH If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
SUN TZU Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt;...
SUN TZU If you aren't destroying your enemies, it's because you have been conquered and assimilated, you do ...
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MIYAMOTO MUSASHI You can make yourself my enemy, but you can't make me your enemy. That decision is mine not yours.
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NAGARJUNA Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your ...
SIDDHA NAGARJUNA You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do...
VIKTOR E. FRANKL Control your emotion or it will control you
CHARLES POPPLESTOWN Control your emotion or it will control you
MARYA MANNES If you have control, you don't have freedom. If you have freedom, you don't have control.
EPHDAN After long enough, everyone in the world will be you enemy.
CHUCK PALAHNIUK To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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JOHN ALLSTON If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
SUN TZU You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.
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TOM ROBBINS When you call someone an enemy, you make yourself an enemy to someone
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JOHN WOODEN You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
A. J. KITT Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.
JACKIE CHAN Hate is your enemy; you must defeat it! Anger is your enemy; you must defeat it! Violence is your en...
MEHMET MURAT ILDAN If You Let The Past Control Your Present, Then You Will Never Have A Future
GEORGE M. ETHERIDGE No man is an enemy without you becoming your own enemy in the process.
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(1) He will win who knows when ...
SUN-TZU The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.
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PUBLIC ENEMY You must learn to control your dreams or your dreams will forever control you.
WAYNE GERARD TROTMAN If you have control over yourself, you have no desire to control others.
MIYA YAMANOUCHI In order to know your enemy, you must become your enemy.
CHRIS BRADFORD Being goal directed is not enough to conquer your enemy. To achieve your goal you need to know and b...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.
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NAPOLEON HILL Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control the...
HARUKI MURAKAMI We all need to have dreams. The question is, does the dream control you or do you control the dream?
ROBIN JONES GUNN If you would keep your Secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Ego is the great enemy. Ego will hold you back every single time.
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DAVID GAINES If you expect the battle to be insurmountable,
you've met the enemy.
It's you.
KHANG KIJARRO NGUYEN If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.
BILL WATTERSON You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE When you look at yourself you will find your worst enemy. Maybe not literal but it is very typical.
ANDONI GARCIA The good enemy accompanies you on the journey, but you will never reach your destination with him.
TOBA BETA Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.
SAUL ALINSKY If you would be revenged of your enemy, govern yourself.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN You can not always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.
CHARLES POPPLESTOWN A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO A shrewd enemy will benefit you more than a foolish friend.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Be in control of your anger. If you learn to do that then you will surely grow and live a happier li...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If you get too far in front of your troops, you start looking like the enemy.
ANON. If you could be God's worst enemy or nothing, which would you choose?
CHUCK PALAHNIUK if you don't love me it doesen't mean, that you are my enemy.
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DAVE DUNCAN If you would keep your secret from an enemy,
tell it not to a friend.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.
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DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Once you realize you do not have complete control over your golf ball, however understand that you d...
RICK PRICE The good enemy accompanies you on the journey,
but you will never reach your destination with h...
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