nosce te ipsum

[nohs-ke tey ip-soo m; English noh-see tee ip-suh m] /ˈnoʊs kɛ teɪ ˈɪp sʊm; English ˈnoʊ si ti ˈɪp səm/

Latin.

know thyself.

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(The end of learning is to know God, Milton, or: nosce te ipsum; know thyself which is of the supreme self or soul).

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) Valmiki

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