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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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To thine own self be true

1font00To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.02font00 William Shakespeare02br
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01b00Please explain the meaning of above quotation in simple words.02b0-
  

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0If you live your life according to the (high) standards you set for yourself, and therefore are honest with yourself, you will also live a life of honesty as it relates to other people.0-
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0I need step by step explanation of this quotation:02br
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01font01u00To thine02u00 (01i00subject02i00) own self be tr
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0 01i00To thine own self be true: 01b00you must be true to yourself02b02br
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00 it must follow, as the night the day: 01b00then it logically follows, as the night follows the day, that ....02b02i02br
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0Jackson, the implied subject is the person being addressed - the "you" (or "thou") that is only mentioned later in the passage.02br
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00You must be true to (honest with) yourself. I guess that makes "thine own self" (yourself) the indirect object of your "trueness" (honesty).02br
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00"To thine own self" means simply "to yourself." Don't try to break
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