bind oneself
Example Sentences
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But it is not policy to bind oneself too closely to detail.
From Idle Ideas in 1905 by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
It would be no use to bind oneself to do a variety of things which may not be required.
From The Geneva Protocol by David Hunter Miller
Its root is that of the verb "rotisya," to bind oneself by an oath; and it is generally admitted to be only another form of "rota," which now signifies a "regimental company."
From The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Wherefore if in taking a vow, it is one's intention and will to bind oneself to fulfil it at once, one is bound to fulfil it immediately.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
One doesn't bind oneself for life after having spent one evening together; it doesn't follow that he who has enjoyed the rapture, must also undergo the pain.
From The Red Room by August Strindberg
