 To thine own self be true ; And it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.  The Mechanic - Page 27by Frances Harriet Green - 1842 - 219 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art and literature - 1855 - 398 pages
...no moral strength, we must stand firm upon our own moral life. " Be trnc unto thyself ; And it shall follow as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." But to be true to others as well as ourselves, is not merely to allow to them the same... | |
 | Moor cottage - 1861 - 548 pages
...people in their way." So ended Mrs. Ffrench's party. CHAPTER X. " Be true unto thyself; And it shall follow as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." — Hamlet. IT was New Year's Day : the morning service was over, and Miss Mansfield was walking down High Street,... | |
 | William Guest - Young men - 1867 - 152 pages
...lower than his own standard, and go through life false to himself — " To thine own self be true ; And it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." I surely need not say — turn not back. Should the eagle which has soared higher than... | |
 | Pleasant Grove - 1868 - 140 pages
...noble words, my son. Be true to them ; or, as Shakespere has said — " To thine own self be true ; And it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. " One cannot be really true to his own self, without first being true to God.' Beside these... | |
 | Anna Brownell Jameson - 1877 - 486 pages
...no moral strength, we must stand firm upon our own moral life. "Be true unto thyself; And it shall follow as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any nwn." But to be true to others as well as ourselves, is not merely to allow to them the same... | |
 | William Guest - 1878 - 178 pages
...lower than his own standard, and go through life false to himself. ' ' To thine own self be true ; And it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." But to stand still is impossible. Deterioration ensues ; and the man who started with... | |
 | j. m. barker - 1884 - 278 pages
...room to-night, and I'll tell you all about it." CHAPTER X. This above all, to thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. " Now, Gertie, what am I to do ?" said Mary, when she had told her sister what had happened.... | |
 | William Guest, Daniel Worcester Faunce - 1885 - 408 pages
...sink lower than his own standard, and go through life false to himself. " To thine own self be true ; And it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." But to stand still is impossible. Deterioration ensues ; and the man who started with... | |
 | Moses Coit Tyler - Biography - 1886 - 172 pages
...purposes of his life. His affections were as constant as his convictions. To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night to day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. These noble lines never found a finer illustration of their truth than Edgar K. Apgar furnished... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - Literary Collections - 1989 - 450 pages
...has given you, he will be responsible for the consequences. "This above all to thy own self be true, And it must follow as the night to day Thou canst not then be false to any man. "4 But it will be asked, is it so easy to dispose of this grave question and am I really... | |
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