Famous quotes containing the words enemy, passed and/or pawn:
“Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.”
—Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695)
“—E’en then would be some stooping; and I choose
Never to stoop. Oh sir, she smiled, no doubt,
Whene’er I passed her; but who passed without
Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands;
Then all smiles stopped together. There she stands
As if alive.”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)
“In ceremonies of the horsemen,
Even the pawn must hold a grudge.”
—Bob Dylan [Robert Allen Zimmerman] (b. 1941)