Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
Good is often the enemy of best.
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.
Good is the enemy of great.
Commerce and art are natural enemies. And also, the enemy of good is great. And the enemy of great is good, so there's this huge juggling that's going on all the time.
It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.
Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Better is the enemy of good.