A Quote by Thomas Becket

Better are the blows of a friend than the flase kisses of an enemy.

Thomas Becket

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Better Blows Enemy Friend Kisses Than

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Thomas Becket
English - Priest
December 21, 1119 - December 29, 1170

AugustineThe wounds of a friend are better than the kisses of an enemy. To love with sternness is better than to deceive with gentleness.... In Luke [14:23] it is written: "Compel people to come in!" By threats of the wrath of God, the Father draws souls to his Son.

Saint Augustine

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Aesop

Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.

George MacDonald

Better a wrong will than a wavering; better a steadfast enemy than an uncertain friend; better a false belief than no belief at all.

George Eliot

Better a good enemy than a bad friend.

Plato

Better the anger of a friend than the kiss of an enemy.

Solomon

A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

Sophie Swetchine

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.

Sophie Swetchine

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

Jim Sasser

Demonstrate to the world, there is 'No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy' than a U.S. Marine.

Jim Mattis

Better to have an enemy who slaps you in the face than a friend who stabs you in the back.

Unknown

Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.

James Mattis

It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

We have a saying in the Marine Corps and that is 'no better friend, no worse enemy, than a U.S. Marine.' We always hope for the first, friendship, but are certainly more than ready for the second.