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
One must resolutely try to submit oneself to favourable conditions, fertilising influences.
From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher
"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.
Second, it is always dangerous to submit oneself to the influence of an inferior or untrustworthy person.
From Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by Alpheus, A.
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)
