Jonathan Swift Quotes About Enemies

Quotes about: Enemies

• One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.

  Jonathan Swift

  Hurt, Military, Enemy

  Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth, Deane Swift (1768). “Letters Written By The Late Jonathan Swift, D. D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; And Several Of His Friends: From The Year 1703 To 1740”, p.174

• Ingratitude is amongst them a capital crime, as we read it to have been in some other countries: for they reason thus; that whoever makes ill-returns to his benefactor, must needs be a common enemy to the rest of the mankind, from where he has received no obligations and therefore such man is not fit to live.

  Jonathan Swift

  Country, Men, Enemy

• It is in disputes as in armies, where the weaker side sets up false lights, and makes a great noise, to make the enemy believe them more numerous and strong than they really are.

  Jonathan Swift

  Strong, Believe, Army

  Jonathan Swift (1857). “The works of Dean Swift: comprising A tale of a tub, The battle of the books, with thoughts and essays on various subjects, together with The Dean's advice to a young lady on her marriage”, p.250

• Some dire misfortune to portend, no enemy can match a friend.

  Jonathan Swift

  Friends, Enemy, Misfortunes

  Jonathan Swift, “Verses On The Death Of Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.”

• Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage: and they were always mortal enemies.

  Jonathan Swift

  Beautiful, Enemy, Shrews

  Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott (1824). “Miscellaneous essays”, p.234

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