essay on to thine own self be true
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"To thine own self be true" is Polonius's last piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris, where he'll be safe from his father's long-winded speeches
Polonius has in mind something much more Elizabethan than the New Age self-knowledge that the phrase now suggests. As Polonius sees it, borrowing money, loaning money, carousing with women of dubious character, and other intemperate pursuits are "false" to the self. By "false" Polonius seems to mean "disadvantageous" or "detrimental to your image"; by "true" he means "loyal to your own best interests." Take care of yourself first, he counsels, and that way you'll be in a position to take care of others. There is wisdom in the old man's warnings, of course; but he repeats orthodox platitudes with unwonted self-satisfaction. Polonius, who is deeply impressed with his wordliness, has perfected the arts of protecting his interests and of projecting seeming virtues, his method of being "true" to others. Never mind that this includes spying on Hamlet for King Claudius. Never mind, as well, that many of Polonius's haughty, if not trite, kernels of wisdom are now taken as Shakespeare's own wise pronouncements on living a proper life. it is said by shakespeare.
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Polonius has in mind something much more Elizabethan than the New Age self-knowledge that the phrase now suggests. As Polonius sees it, borrowing money, loaning money, carousing with women of dubious character, and other intemperate pursuits are "false" to the self. By "false" Polonius seems to mean "disadvantageous" or "detrimental to your image"; by "true" he means "loyal to your own best interests." Take care of yourself first, he counsels, and that way you'll be in a position to take care of others. There is wisdom in the old man's warnings, of course; but he repeats orthodox platitudes with unwonted self-satisfaction. Polonius, who is deeply impressed with his wordliness, has perfected the arts of protecting his interests and of projecting seeming virtues, his method of being "true" to others. Never mind that this includes spying on Hamlet for King Claudius. Never mind, as well, that many of Polonius's haughty, if not trite, kernels of wisdom are now taken as Shakespeare's own wise pronouncements on living a proper life. it is said by shakespeare.
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Every one living in
the world has its own thoughts and hopes.
These thoughts and hope are different from the thoughts and
hopes of another people. These thoughts and hopes are often known as our
dreams. These are no person in the world who has not seen a dream in his or her
life. Every person in the world has surely dreamt at least once in his or her
life.
These dreams are really amazing. When we see a dream, we actually get a good reason to live our life. After seeing these dreams we start our new journey towards our dreams. These journeys are really amazing. These journeys are not as easy as it look like. It has a number of obstacles in its path. It is we who have to overcome these obstacles and continue our journey. Sometimes our parents think that our decision is wrong and it is the path which will lead us to hell. It is we who have to convince them and make them realize that we are not wrong, the decision will surely lead us to heaven.
For all these things we need to have self confidence as well as trust in our selves. If we have trust in our selves then no one can ever defeat us. So as a fact we should never stop instead continue fulfilling our amazing dreams.
These dreams are really amazing. When we see a dream, we actually get a good reason to live our life. After seeing these dreams we start our new journey towards our dreams. These journeys are really amazing. These journeys are not as easy as it look like. It has a number of obstacles in its path. It is we who have to overcome these obstacles and continue our journey. Sometimes our parents think that our decision is wrong and it is the path which will lead us to hell. It is we who have to convince them and make them realize that we are not wrong, the decision will surely lead us to heaven.
For all these things we need to have self confidence as well as trust in our selves. If we have trust in our selves then no one can ever defeat us. So as a fact we should never stop instead continue fulfilling our amazing dreams.
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