know thyself

know thyself proverb: be aware of your own strengths and limitations.

Proverb

know thyself

(also) Be aware of your own strengths and limitations.
- "Secondly, thou must keep in view what thou art, striving to know thyself, the most difficult thing to know that the mind can imagine. If thou knowest thyself, it will follow thou wilt not puff thyself up like the frog that strove to make himself as large as the ox; if thou dost, the recollection...1885, Miguel de Cervantes, chapter XLII, in John Ormsby, transl., Don Quixote, volume 2

know thyself meaning in Punjabi, Arabic and Persian

know thyself in Punjabi

be aware of both your strengths and limitations: ਆਪੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣੋ āpe nū̃ pachāṇo

know thyself in Arabic

be aware of both your strengths and limitations: رحم الله امرَأً عرف قدر نفسه

know thyself in Persian

be aware of both your strengths and limitations: خودت رو بشناس xodat row bešenâs

Origin of know thyself

Calque of Ancient Greek γνῶθι σεαυτόν (gnôthi seautón), one of the Delphic maxims, popularly attributed to various Ancient Greek sages. The proverb in Latin is given as nōsce tē ipsum.

Words that rhyme with know thyself

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Questions about know thyself

What does know thyself mean?: Know thyself means be aware of your own strengths and limitations.
What is know thyself in Punjabi?: Know thyself in Punjabi is ਆਪੇ ਨੂੰ ਪਛਾਣੋ (āpe nū̃ pachāṇo). See Know thyself meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is know thyself?: Know thyself is a proverb.

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