Quotes About Ego

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

To say it very honestly, removed from ego, standup is just a thing that I understood, a God-given ability.

He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.

Good, well-defined, well-honed art is not a foreign language. You can sell it to people. You just have to move your ego out of the way, clear out the unfinished fantasies you have about being an artist yourself, and just sell it.

I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so.

Indeed, it is a kind of quintessence of pride to hate and fear even the kind and legitimate approval of those who love us! I mean, to resent it as a humiliating patronage.

To think to be wise alone is a very great folly.

The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.

Religious nuts, atheists, theists, as too most scientists fail to "get" IT - the Ultimate Reality - because they seek it through ego.

What I want, it is my ego's demand. What I get, my ego is not satisfied with that.

First rule of spirituality - thou shall not believe in your own bullshit.

though excessive pride may seek for freedom, it may only see freedom in chains

Wise men don't feel companionless when they are not in the company of their egos.

Religiousity is unself glory not purity

Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble.

Arrogant men with knowledge make more noise from their mouth than making a sense from their mind.

A person with a big ego usually knows very little.

Kingdom of God will surely come upon someone if glory of man leaves him

I had an enemy - myself. Getting rid of the ego-self, in came the Self. Now, here, there, everywhere is nothing else. Just One Self.

A man's ego can drive him either to heights of glory or to depths of misery!

Do not believe in a god who is as silly, and meaner than you. For, that would surely be your higher-self, and your stupid alter-ego.

If you think people should be thanking you instead of you thanking people you've got it backwards