Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner

Quote by Thomas Browne Sr

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Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases

Vice may be had at all prices

Vice may be had at all prices

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve...

By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve...

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

Enemies are so stimulating.

Enemies are so stimulating.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and...

We should render a service to a friend to bind him closer to us, and...

There is no little enemy

There is no little enemy

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

The real enemy can always be met and conquered, or won over. Real antagonism is...

The real enemy can always be met and conquered, or won over. Real antagonism is...

Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.

Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be bastards.

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake