He laughs best who laughs last.

I shall embrace my rival—until I suffocate him.

Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.

With the dead there is no rivalry.

It is very foolish to attack one’s enemy openly if one can injure him in secret.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

When a coward sees a man he can beat, he becomes hungry for a fight.

Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one’s conquests.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

The envious die not once, but as often as the envied win applause.

Envy and hatred are apt to blind the eyes and render them unable to behold things as they are.

Put national causes first and personal grudges last.