Quotes About Ego

Our root fantasy is that "I" am real and that it's possible for "me" to be happy.

I'm self-centered, inconsiderate, and what was the third adjective? Oh, yes, and I have this infantile fantasy that one day I'll amount to something as an actress.

All the harm, fear, and suffering in the world are caused by attachment to the self: Why should I hold on to this great demon?

Overconfidence comes from fear and doubt, and you boast an ego when you're feeling less than.

The exceeding delight we take in talking about ourselves should give us cause to fear that we are giving but very little pleasureto our listeners.

When you are not meditating, eliminate hate, doubt, fear, anxiety, negative thoughts and emotions that limit your consciousness, that bind you to a sense of self, of ego.

Only ego has fear. The Gnani Purush has no ego and so he has no fear of any kind.

If you really love someone, then your ego is not greater than they are. Your complete submission to the one you love is the sign of true love.

Don't lose hope, just lose your ego with work and patience.

The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to exploit the whole universe.

Too many people are living for compliments, instead of living for accomplishments.

I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!

Work hard with honesty. Life is too short to go it waste. Make your life meaningful, break your ego, forgive quickly, live truly, laugh loudly, have faith in self and never avoid anything which makes you smile.

It's not important to win, it's important to make the other guy lose.

If your pride is bigger than your heart and your ego is bigger than your head, grow up or you will be alone for life!

If you happen to succeed, don't take it to the head. If you happen to fail, don't take it to the heart.

Life is very short, so break your silly egos, forgive quickly, believe slowly, love truly, laugh loudly and never avoid anything that makes you smile...

Life is like making tea. Boil your ego, evaporate your thoughts, dilute your sorrows, filter your mistakes and get a taste of happiness.

Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.

Self-centeredness thus making each man a king, enabling him to see the ordered ranks of the universe beneath him,

It is the tragedy of other people that they are merely showcases for the very perishable collections of one's own mind.

O]ur 'inferiors,' who love us...take pleasure in wounding us in our self-esteem.

it was the bridle which, so as to avoid all appearance of egotism, she herself used to curb the gratification which her friend was attempting to procure for her.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.