“Every man for himself, his own ends, the Devil for all.”
Robert Burton book The Anatomy of Melancholy
Section 1, member 3.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part III
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“Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.”
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
This quote was attributed to Albert Schweitzer by Rachel Carson on p. 17 of her seminal work Silent Spring (1962), and is widely cited on various Internet websites, but an actual source from Schweitzer’s works is elusive.
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Diana Norman (1933–2011) British author and journalist
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834) English poet, literary critic and philosopher
"The Devils Thoughts" (c. 1834)
Eric Hoffer book The True Believer
Section 10
The True Believer (1951), Part One: The Appeal of Mass Movements
“Let every man mind his own business.”
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part I, Book III, Ch. 8.
Sarada Devi (1853–1920) Hindu religious figure, spiritual consort of Ramakrishna
Women Saints of East and West
“It is man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age.”
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
April 9, 1778
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol III