Shakespeare, Hamlet 1.3
What it means
Polonius gives this advice to his son leaving for Paris. Be honest with yourself first, he says, and you cannot be false to anyone else. Know what you value and live by it.
The source
"To thine own self be true." Shakespeare said it in Hamlet 1.3. Written in English: Complete Works, Project Gutenberg #100.
"This above all: to thine own self be true"Original English (Complete Works, Project Gutenberg #100), Hamlet 1.3. Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Shakespeare (1564–1616). The playwright and poet of Stratford and the Globe. His characters still say the things we feel and cannot put into words.
Questions
- What does "To thine own self be true." mean?
- Polonius gives this advice to his son leaving for Paris. Be honest with yourself first, he says, and you cannot be false to anyone else. Know what you value and live by it.
- Who said "To thine own self be true."?
- Shakespeare (1564–1616). Source: Hamlet 1.3.
- What is the original wording?
- This above all: to thine own self be true (Original English (Complete Works, Project Gutenberg #100)). Written in English: Complete Works, Project Gutenberg #100.
- Is "To thine own self be true." on a shirt?
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Cite this line
"To thine own self be true." (Shakespeare, Hamlet 1.3, trans. Original English (Complete Works, Project Gutenberg #100)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/to-thine-own-self-be-true
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- There is a tide. Take it at the flood.Julius Caesar 4.3
- Our doubts are traitors.Measure for Measure 1.4
- Once more unto the breach.Henry V 3.1