English · Proverb Candidate

we carry our greatest enemies within us

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Our own thoughts and feelings can be our worst enemies

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: we carry our greatest enemies inside ourselves

Examples

He finally realized that we carry our greatest enemies within us, and his self-doubt was holding him back

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Sources & notes

Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “we carry our greatest enemies within us” mean?

Our own thoughts and feelings can be our worst enemies Literally: we carry our greatest enemies inside ourselves

Is “we carry our greatest enemies within us” formal or informal?

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