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be one·self

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  1. be oneselfverb

    To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of be oneself in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of be oneself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of be oneself in a Sentence

  1. Simone de Beauvoir:

    To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.

  2. Carl Jung:

    Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.

  3. Alice Cordier:

    It's the best school that presently exists for truly educating oneself about themes that are important to the right.

  4. Ludwig Wittgenstein:

    Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

  5. Henry Graham Greene:

    Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.

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