oneself
Pronoun
Meaning
A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
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Acting in a situation without first informing oneself of the circumstances of the situation can lead to even the most well-intended actions yielding miserable consequences.
According to some hadiths however, men are encouraged to fast in order to avoid fornication and tempting oneself with sexual thoughts or conversations with opposite sex outside marriage is strongly discouraged.
A comfort with oneself.
Adult self restraint and a sense of duty to something higher than oneself seems to be absent in most western countries.
After that, one must eliminate from oneself every element alien or hostile to success, and develop those parts of oneself which are specially needed to control the aforesaid conditions.
After controlling for prior health status, it was determined that volunteerism accounted for a 44% reduction in mortality. citation Merely being aware of kindness in oneself and others is also associated with greater well-being.