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self-ˈknowledge
[self- 1 a, d.]
Knowledge of oneself, one's character, capabilities, etc.
a1613Overbury Newes Wks. (1856) 174 That a courtier never attaines his selfe-knowledge, but by report. 1647C. Harvey Schola Cordis Concl. 7 Self-knowledge is an everlasting taske. 1745J. Mason Self-Knowl. i. i. (1853) 10 Self-Knowledge is that Acquaintance with ourselves, which shews us what we are, and do, and ought to be. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xx. IV. 455 It is a remarkable proof of his selfknowledge that, from the moment at which he began to distinguish himself in public life, he ceased to be a versifier. 1869Mozley Univ. Serm. ii. (1876) 35 Self-knowledge is the first condition of repentance. |