Opportunities o Test Yourself
- Without enemies around us, we grow lazy.
- An enemy at out heels sharpens our wits, keeping us focused and alert
- It is sometimes better then, to use enemies as enemies rather than transforming them into friends or allies.
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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.
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