humble oneself
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Lime, Dec. 23, 1855.—I have found such a true observation in 'Heartsease'—'One must humble oneself in the dust and crawl under the archway before one can enter the beautiful palace.'
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
What can one do except to humble oneself before such a spirit of self-sacrifice?
From Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York by Osborne, Thomas Mott
V. be humble &c. adj.; deign, vouchsafe, condescend; humble oneself, demean oneself; stoop, stoop to conquer; carry coals; submit &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Come, one must humble oneself, see things in proportion.
From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire