Thyself

Do not then any longer fear to part with thine existence, it will at least put an end to those richly merited torments thou hast inflicted on thyself; _Death, in delivering the earth from an incommodious burthen, will also deliver thee from thy most cruel enemy, thyself_. ❋ Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (1756)

"Know in thyself and All one self-same soul," says the old Hindu poem "banish the dream that sunders part from whole." ❋ M.D. Robert Lanza (2010)

Then she asked him, “O Moslem! the slaying of Nazarenes is lawful to you folk; what then hast thou to say about being slain thyself?” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Quoth the King, “O weak o wit, I bade not my nobles deal thus with thee but that we might gather together unto thee wealth galore; for may be thou wilt bethink thee of thy country and family and repine for them and be minded to return to thy mother-land; so shalt thou take from our country muchel of money to maintain thyself withal, what while thou livest in thine own country.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Then said the Caliph, “O Ala al-Din, why hast thou absented thyself from the Divan?” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Rejoined he, “Not so;” and she, “Go in thyself and see; it is not wide enough for thee.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Jewish tradition, the injunction to "love thy neighbour as thyself," is considered to be the very essence of the ❋ Unknown (2001)

Dost thou call thyself king because thou excellest in cedar? ❋ Isaac Landman (N/A)

Now Autolycus once had gone to the rich land of Ithaca, and found his daughter’s son a child new-born, and when he was making an end of supper, behold, Eurycleia set the babe on his knees, and spake and hailed him: ‘Autolycus, find now a name thyself to give thy child’s own son; for lo, he is a child of many prayers. ❋ Homer (1909)

I'll put thee under lock and key before thee shalt ruin thyself, and disgrace thy father. ❋ Unknown (1897)

Now Autolycus once had gone to the rich land of Ithaca, and found his daughter's son a child new-born, and when he was making an end of supper, behold, Eurycleia set the babe on his knees, and spake and hailed him: 'Autolycus find now a name thyself to give thy child's own son; for lo, he is a child of many prayers.' ❋ 750? BC-650? BC Homer (1878)

The main "concentration" of forces was to be on "the right hand," or south, the part of Judea in which Jerusalem was, and which lay south in marching from Babylon, whereas the Chaldean forces advancing on Jerusalem from Egypt, of which Jerusalem was north, were fewer, and therefore "set thyself" is the verb used. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Quoth the king, "Dost thou call thyself a knight and a learned wight and deemest that victory is in the many of men?" ❋ Anonymous (1855)

"But what ails thee now, that the shops are quitted, and there is no more walking in the streets and exchange, but thou hast wholly gone up to the house-tops (v. 1), to bemoan thyself in silence and solitude, or to secure thyself from the enemy, or to look abroad and see if any succours come to thy relief, or which way the enemies 'motions are." ❋ Unknown (1721)

They conclude with an affectionate expostulation, humbly arguing with God concerning their present desolations (v. 12): Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things? ❋ Unknown (1721)