Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
MIKE TYSON
MIKE TYSON
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St Francis De SalesSt Francis De Sales Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
Robert BurnsRobert Burns The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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