However the protagonist is aware of his own mistakes.

God created man in his own image.

In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.

Mitsuna is very tidy so she often cleans up without being asked.

By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.

The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.

My father always said that heaven helps those who help themselves.

She took her own life.

She attributed her success to luck.

They brought trouble on themselves.

He fell a victim to his own ambition.

They blamed themselves for being wrong.

He did so of his own accord.

He fell a victim to his own ambition.

He fell victim to his own ambition.

He addressed himself to the reporters.

He called himself an Edison of Japan.

He intends to devote his life to curing the sick in India.

He let his greed get the better of him.

He went there in person.