Colley Cibber on enemies

Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches.

Off with his head⁠—; so much for Buckingham.

We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman,⁠—scorned, slighted, dismissed without a parting pang.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy1917–1963

• Forgiveness

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1807–1882Drift-wood. QuoteInvestigator (Aug. 19, 2019)

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

William Blake1757–1827Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion (c. 1803–1820), Ch. 4, plate 91, line 1

• Forgiveness
• Friendship