Quote#Wisdom
To ruminate upon evils, to make critical notes upon injuries, and be…
Quote byThomas Browne · 1605–1682
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Christian Morals (first pub. post. 1716), Part III, Section XII.
English (original)
To ruminate upon evils, to make critical notes upon injuries, and be too acute in their apprehensions, is to add unto our own tortures, to feather the arrows of our enemies, to lash ourselves with the scorpions of our foes, and to resolve to sleep no more.
— Thomas Browne
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