know thyself

nəʊ ðaɪˈsɛlf

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Definition of know thyself - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

self-awareness

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understand your own strengths and weaknesses

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To grow as a person, you must know thyself.
To achieve true happiness, one must know thyself.
In times of doubt, remember to know thyself.

introspect

self-reflect

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Expressions with know

know zip

have no knowledge or information about something

I know zip about fixing cars.

as far as I know

adv.

based on what I currently know or believe

As far as I know, the meeting is still on.

know any better

have more knowledge or sense

She should know any better than to lie.

know better than

be wise enough not to do something foolish

You should know better than to lie to your parents.

know by heart

store something fully so you can recite it accurately

She knows the poem by heart and can recite it without pauses.

know by sight

recognize someone or something by appearance

I know him by sight but not by name..

Expressions with thyself

love thy neighbour as thyself

treat others with the same care as yourself

We should love thy neighbour as thyself every day.

physician, heal thyself

exp.

attend to your own defects before advising others

Before criticizing, remember the saying: Physician, heal thyself.

shalt love thy neighbor as thyself

exp.

injunction to care for others as you care for yourself

The sermon quoted, “Shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” urging compassion.

shalt love thy neighbour as thyself

exp.

express a command to love others like oneself

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself is a key biblical rule..

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French:se connaître, ...
German:erkenne dich selbst, ...
Italian:conoscere te stesso, ...
Spanish:conocerse a uno mismo, ...
Portuguese:conhecer-se a si mesmo, ...
Chinese:了解自己, ...
Japanese:自分自身を知る, ...
Arabic:عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכִּיר אֶת עַצְמְךָ, ...
Russian:познать себя, ...
Ukrainian:знати себе, ...
Hindi:स्वयं को जानना, ...
Bengali:নিজেকে জানা, ...
Catalan:conèixer-se a un mateix, ...
Czech:poznat sám sebe, ...
Danish:kende sig selv, ...
Dutch:jezelf kennen, ...
Greek:γνωρίζω τον εαυτό μου, ...
Hungarian:ismerd meg önmagad, ...
Khmer:ស្គាល់ខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자신을 알다, ...
Persian:خودت را شناخت, ...
Polish:znać samego siebie, ...
Portuguese (BR):conhecer a si mesmo, ...
Romanian:a te cunoaște pe tine însuți, ...
Swedish:känna sig själv, ...
Thai:รู้จักตนเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini bil, ...
Vietnamese:hiểu rõ bản thân, ...

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