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to thine own self be true

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
to thine own -self be true
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Be yourself; be true to yourself; do not engage in self-deception.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a monologue delivered by the character Polonius in Act I Scene III of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

Questions

What does to thine own self be true mean?
Be yourself; be true to yourself; do not engage in self-deception.
Where does to thine own self be true come from?
From a monologue delivered by the character Polonius in Act I Scene III of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

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