know oneself
idiom
: to understand oneself fully : to understand one's own emotions, desires, abilities, etc.
I was so young then. I really didn't know myself.
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And then the third sense, while not strictly necessary, the exercise of trying to know oneself is a kind of training exercise for inquiring about the world outside.
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Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
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Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Know oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know%20oneself. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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