submit oneself
Example Sentences
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"Greater" jihad is the struggle within oneself to live a righteous life and submit oneself to God’s will.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2011
One must resolutely try to submit oneself to favourable conditions, fertilising influences.
From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Must one submit oneself to the influence of some other person, or can one in the privacy of one's own chamber exercise with equal success this potent instrument of health?
From The Practice of Autosuggestion by Coué, Emile
"No; to leave an issue to cards means to submit oneself to the unknown," said Chichikov, covertly glancing at the pack which Nozdrev had got in his hands.
From Dead Souls by Hogarth, D. J.
To do good—that is his worship; to submit oneself to God—that is his doctrine.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
