This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not be false to any man.
2006-07-10 12:00:41 · 8 answers · asked by novalee 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Be honest with yourself - about who you are, what your goals are, what you want, need, desire, etc. So long as you are honest with yourself, you cannot help but be honest with other people.
2006-07-10 12:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by gemthewitch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of context, I'd say that the speaker is simply saying that everyone should be him or herself.
In context, I'd say it just shows how much of an idiot the speaker is. The speaker is Polonius, a long-winded fool. He gives this final piece of advice to his son Laertes at the end of a long list of advice that essentially tells him, "Do this, but don't do that" more than a dozen times, before he concludes that Laertes should be true to himself. Whether Polonius believes anything he says, or merely likes the sound of his own voice, is unclear.
2006-07-10 13:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by glyphic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that u must be true and honest with your self as a start and with others
2006-07-10 12:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by no0or!i!i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you must be true to yourself always and you must not lie to anyone.
2006-07-10 12:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by lostinlove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be honest and true to yourself.
2006-07-12 08:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by ceccorall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to naturally be yourself, be honest in all things, and to others. that you shouldn't try to be something that you are not, including trying to fool yourself into thinking you are something that you are not.
2006-07-10 12:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by rita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow your dharma.
2006-07-10 12:07:35 · answer #7 · answered by ranger beethoven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be yourself don't try to be somebody else....if u r being somebody else u r not only lying to yourself but everybody else around u...
2006-07-10 12:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lorraine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋