The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters. Walter Lippmann Enemies, Opposition, Politics, Statesmen You May Also Like Love your enemy as you’d love your brother. By Anonymous Enemies The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise Love your enemy—it’ll drive him nuts. By Anonymous Enemies An intelligent enemy is better than an ignorant friend. By North African saying Enemies As the sutra says, a parasite in the lion’s bowels will devour the lion. A man of great fortune cannot be ruined by his enemies, but only by those close to him. By Nichiren Daishonin Enemies, Wise If you’re not with us, you’re against us. By Anonymous Enemies You May Also Like from Walter Lippmann Many a time have I wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed. By Walter Lippmann Belief, Funny, Know yourself, Silence The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal. By Walter Lippmann Ideas The final test of leadership is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. By Walter Lippmann Great leadership, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivational, Uplifting When all think alike, then no one is thinking. By Walter Lippmann Groupthink, Independent, Thinking, Thought It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. By Walter Lippmann Intelligent, Meaningful, Wisdom It is possible to be a sage in some things and a child in others, to be at once ferocious and retarded, shrewd and foolish, serene and irritable. By Walter Lippmann Comforting, Good, Sad
The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle’s own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our destruction. By Aesop Enemies, Leadership, Life, Wise
As the sutra says, a parasite in the lion’s bowels will devour the lion. A man of great fortune cannot be ruined by his enemies, but only by those close to him. By Nichiren Daishonin Enemies, Wise
Many a time have I wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed. By Walter Lippmann Belief, Funny, Know yourself, Silence
The thinker dies, but his thoughts are beyond the reach of destruction. Men are mortal; but ideas are immortal. By Walter Lippmann Ideas
The final test of leadership is that he leaves behind in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. By Walter Lippmann Great leadership, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivational, Uplifting
When all think alike, then no one is thinking. By Walter Lippmann Groupthink, Independent, Thinking, Thought
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. By Walter Lippmann Intelligent, Meaningful, Wisdom
It is possible to be a sage in some things and a child in others, to be at once ferocious and retarded, shrewd and foolish, serene and irritable. By Walter Lippmann Comforting, Good, Sad
