submit oneself

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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

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)

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

Now it is a fitting way of satisfying for another to submit oneself to the penalty deserved by that other.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

"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.