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“Good behavior wins even an enemy.”

Inspirational Political Winning Enemy Behavior Good Behavior

Author:Chanakya

“There is nothing so necessary, but at the same time there is nothing more difficult (I know it by experience) for you young fellows, than to know how to behave yourselves prudently towards those whom you do not like. Your passions are warm, and your heads are light; you hate all those who oppose your views, either of ambition or love; and a rival, in either, is almost a synonymous term for any enemy.”

Knows Light Young Hate Passion Difficult Term Views Enemy Know How Like You Behavior Ambition Fellows Warm Behave Rivals Rivalry

Author:Lord Chesterfield

“Good breeding and good nature do incline us rather to help and raise people up to ourselves, than to mortify and depress them, and, in truth, our own private interest concurs in it, as it is making ourselves so many friends, instead of so many enemies.”

People Helping Interest Enemy Friends Behavior Raises Manners Depressing Breeding Many Friends Incline Good Nature Good Breeding Concur

Book:The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author

“Learning to spot narcissists and deal with their destructive behavior can save you the world of hurt that awaits anyone who mistakes the near enemy for a friend.”

World Hurt Deals Mistake Enemy Behavior Spots Destructive Narcissist Destructive Behavior

Author:Martha Beck

“Wild groups of chimpanzees attack their enemies like gangs. What they completely lack, precisely because of their strong territorial behavior, is a friendly relationship with their neighbors.”

Strong Enemy Groups Behavior Neighbor Friendly Gang Chimpanzees Territorial

Author:Frans de Waal

“When Iran continues to get away with bad behavior, what do our allies who are Iran's enemies think about us? It is why we cannot stand by while Russia allies itself with Iran. You can't outsource American leadership to Russia. Russia isn't on our side. They're on their side and Iran's side.”

Thinking Sides Enemy Behavior Russia Get Away Iran Allies Bad Behavior American Leadership

Author:Carly Fiorina

“Often our good deeds make enemies for us, and the ungrateful person despises us on two counts; for he is not only unwilling to acknowledge the gratitude he owes us: he does not want to have his benefactor as witness to his thankless behavior.”

Want Persons Doe Two Enemy Gratitude Behavior Deeds Witness Acknowledge Despise Good Deeds Unwilling Ungrateful Benefactors Thankless Ungrateful Person

Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

“The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.”

Secret Enemy Behavior Understood Organization Assuming Controlled Conquest Hilarious Cabal

Author:Robert Conquest

“The Christian must treat his enemy as a brother, and requite his hostility with love. His behavior must be determined not by the way others treat him, but by the treatment he himself receives from Jesus; it has only one source, and that is the will of Jesus.”

Way Christian Jesus Enemy Brother Source Behavior Treats Determined Treatment Hostility

Book:The Cost of Discipleship

Source: The Cost of Discipleship