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

Човеците лъжат и най-лошо лъжат самите себе си.

But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns and forests. Lonely one, you are going the way to yourself! And your way goes past yourself, and past your seven devils! You will be a heretic to yourself and witch and soothsayer and fool and doubter and unholy one and villain. You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame: how could you become new, if you had not first become ashes?

The most dangerous enemy is the one within.

العدو الأكثر خطورة هو الذي لايخشاه أحد.

Each of us is the enemy [...] to the other and to himself. That's what I mean: I'm the enemy within myself. Unless I master that enemy, I always lose.

there is, after all, no harsher bitterness than that of a person who is his own worst enemy.

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.

Like every man I am my own worst enemy, but unlike most men I know too that I am my own saviour.

The most dangerous kind of person... is one who is afraid of his own shadow.

Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.

a man who was friendly with everyone was an enemy to himself.

"To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.

He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.