bind oneself
Example Sentences
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But it is, perhaps, better to bind oneself.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
What folly, then, to say that it is unlawful to bind oneself by promises of this kind, since it is lawful to be good—the only thing that is lawful!
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
It would be no use to bind oneself to do a variety of things which may not be required.
From The Geneva Protocol by Miller, David Hunter
As she expressed it, it was one thing to obey God, but quite another thing to bind oneself to obey a man for a lifetime.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
To hold material things either in community or severalty was in either case to bind oneself to the evil principle.
From Mediaeval Socialism by Jarrett, Bede
