Oneself
pronoun
Used to refer to the person who is the subject of the verb, used after the verb or preposition.
One should take care of oneself.
Often appears as...
- take care of oneself
- fend for oneself
pronoun
Used to emphasize the person who is the subject of the verb, to show they are doing something on their own or without help.
She baked the cake herself.
Often appears as...
- do it oneself
- saw it oneself
pronoun
Used to reflect back to the subject, it shows that the action affects the person who performs it.
He hurt himself while playing football.
Often appears as...
- cut oneself
- found oneself
pronoun
Used to refer to the person who is the subject of the verb, used after the verb or preposition.
One should take care of oneself.
Often appears as...
- take care of oneself
- fend for oneself
pronoun
Used to emphasize the person who is the subject of the verb, to show they are doing something on their own or without help.
She baked the cake herself.
Often appears as...
- do it oneself
- saw it oneself
pronoun
Used to reflect back to the subject, it shows that the action affects the person who performs it.
He hurt himself while playing football.
Often appears as...
- cut oneself
- found oneself
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Pro Tip 1/3Subject Reflection
Use 'oneself' to indicate the action done by the subject is experienced by the same subject.
One often finds oneself uncertain at the beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Responsibility
'Oneself' can express the idea of taking personal responsibility or action without relying on others.
One must educate oneself continuously.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Tone
'Oneself' implies formality and is often used in formal or impersonal contexts.
In a debate, presenting oneself neutrally is crucial.
Pro Tip 1/3Subject Reflection
Use 'oneself' to indicate the action done by the subject is experienced by the same subject.
One often finds oneself uncertain at the beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Responsibility
'Oneself' can express the idea of taking personal responsibility or action without relying on others.
One must educate oneself continuously.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Tone
'Oneself' implies formality and is often used in formal or impersonal contexts.
In a debate, presenting oneself neutrally is crucial.
Pro Tip 1/3Subject Reflection
Use 'oneself' to indicate the action done by the subject is experienced by the same subject.
One often finds oneself uncertain at the beginning.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Responsibility
'Oneself' can express the idea of taking personal responsibility or action without relying on others.
One must educate oneself continuously.
Pro Tip 3/3Impersonal Tone
'Oneself' implies formality and is often used in formal or impersonal contexts.
In a debate, presenting oneself neutrally is crucial.
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Safari Live - Day 308 PIPE...
and we were on the beach so it was a very easy to keep cool you just said maybe a minute or two of being hot and then you were cool again and then it was just a constant process of bathing oneself is one of the things we need to come up with a solution for keeping ourselves cool I have forgotten my spray
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Ethical dilemma: Who...
is often vitally important to determining the ethical way to act. Another argument is that there’s something unethical about being dishonest, and refusing to follow the evidence is a way of being dishonest with oneself. However, perhaps there are other ethical factors in play.
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
that true listening requires a setting aside of oneself. And sometimes that means setting aside your personal opinion. He said that sensing this acceptance, the speaker will become less and less vulnerable and more and more likely to open up the inner recesses
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Depression, the secret...
it lasted for six months. It's a sensation of being afraid all the time but not even knowing what it is that you're afraid of. And it was at that point that I began to think that it was just too painful to be alive, and that the only reason not to kill oneself
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The habits of happiness...
It's highly desirable. However, this is not enough. Those are just auxiliary, help conditions. The experience that translates everything is within the mind. So then, when we ask oneself how to nurture the condition for happiness,
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What does it take to...
that one sets for oneself in creating a language one such goal in the modern era of language creation or con langing remember that term is naturalism a naturalistic language is one that attempts as nearly as possible to
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The psychology of...
describes several traits associated with narcissistic personality disorder. They include a grandiose view of oneself, problems with empathy, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration or attention.
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Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
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What hallucination...
or that's how people think about it. There is also a rare thing called temporal lobe epilepsy, and sometimes, if one has this, one may feel oneself transported back to a time and place in the past.
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The difference between...
that at the heart of being anti-racist is love, is loving one's country, loving one's humanity, loving one's relatives and family and friends, and certainly loving oneself.
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Safari Live - Day 308 PIPE...
and we were on the beach so it was a very easy to keep cool you just said maybe a minute or two of being hot and then you were cool again and then it was just a constant process of bathing oneself is one of the things we need to come up with a solution for keeping ourselves cool I have forgotten my spray
Video examples
Ethical dilemma: Who...
is often vitally important to determining the ethical way to act. Another argument is that there’s something unethical about being dishonest, and refusing to follow the evidence is a way of being dishonest with oneself. However, perhaps there are other ethical factors in play.
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
that true listening requires a setting aside of oneself. And sometimes that means setting aside your personal opinion. He said that sensing this acceptance, the speaker will become less and less vulnerable and more and more likely to open up the inner recesses
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
it lasted for six months. It's a sensation of being afraid all the time but not even knowing what it is that you're afraid of. And it was at that point that I began to think that it was just too painful to be alive, and that the only reason not to kill oneself
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
It's highly desirable. However, this is not enough. Those are just auxiliary, help conditions. The experience that translates everything is within the mind. So then, when we ask oneself how to nurture the condition for happiness,
Video examples
What does it take to...
that one sets for oneself in creating a language one such goal in the modern era of language creation or con langing remember that term is naturalism a naturalistic language is one that attempts as nearly as possible to
Video examples
The psychology of...
describes several traits associated with narcissistic personality disorder. They include a grandiose view of oneself, problems with empathy, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration or attention.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,
Video examples
What hallucination...
or that's how people think about it. There is also a rare thing called temporal lobe epilepsy, and sometimes, if one has this, one may feel oneself transported back to a time and place in the past.
Video examples
The difference between...
that at the heart of being anti-racist is love, is loving one's country, loving one's humanity, loving one's relatives and family and friends, and certainly loving oneself.
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Quote examples
Ava DuVernay
American Director
Artists should be free to create what we want. I believe there's a special value in work that is a reflection of oneself as opposed to interpretation. When I see a film or a TV show about black people not written by someone who's black, it's an interpretation of that life.
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence, almost religious dignity.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
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Rabih Alameddine
Lebanese Artist
Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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Ava DuVernay
American Director
Artists should be free to create what we want. I believe there's a special value in work that is a reflection of oneself as opposed to interpretation. When I see a film or a TV show about black people not written by someone who's black, it's an interpretation of that life.
Quote examples
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian Philosopher
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence, almost religious dignity.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better.
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James Baldwin
American Novelist
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
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Rabih Alameddine
Lebanese Artist
Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
Example 1 of 10
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