The soldier's main enemy is not the opposing soldier, but his own commander.
Ramman Kenoun
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SOURCE UNKNOWN Every man is his own chief enemy.
ANACHARSIS Every man is his own chief enemy.
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executioner.
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NATALIE URQUIETA It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
GAUTAMA BUDDHA It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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[Lat., Nihil inimicius quam sibi ipse.]
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OLIVER NORTH Our God and soldier we alike adore,
When at the brink of ruin, not before;
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JAKE WOOD The best way to fight an enemy is he should not know that you are his enemy.
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COLIN WILSON A man need never revenge himself, the body of his enemy will be brought to his own door
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PAUL FUSSELL Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.
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J. CHRISTOPHER HEROLD Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN No man is an enemy without you becoming your own enemy in the process.
PAMELA PURNELL Affect the main character or characters and you win the game.
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KIRKE L. SIMPSON Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves.
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