“Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts.”— J.R.R. Tolkien Related Quotes “A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies.”— Steven Magee “Downfall, failure and death cannot be far from any man who made counterfeit friends his ally and support.”— Bamigboye Olurotimi “Enemies may unite to eliminate a common threat, but never without a wary eye fixed on their ally.”— Richelle E. Goodrich