Robert Greene Enemy Quotations

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.

Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to atack