Ego Quotes | Sayings on Taming the Ego - Page 3

The ego is the false self – born out of fear and defensiveness.
– John O’Donohue

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Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.
– Robert H. Schuller

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Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
– Barry Switzer

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Humility stands wise while ego stumbles with pride.

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A self centered person is like a rusty trophy sitting on the shelf waiting to be admired.

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The ego is the seeker but does not want the truth.
– Maria Erving

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Great people have great egos; maybe that’s what makes them great.
– Paul Arden

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One of the great self-deceptions – and one of the great foolishnesses – is to tell yourself, Only I will know. Only you will know that you are a liar; only you will know you deal unethically with people who trust you; only you will know you have no intention of honoring your promise. Whose knowledge or judgment do you imagine is more important? It is precisely your own ego from which there is no escape.
– Nathaniel Branden

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As long as the ego runs your life, most of your thoughts, emotions, and actions arise from desire and fear.
– Eckhart Tolle

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Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision.
– Hsi-Tang Chih Tsang

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A man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress.
– Ayn Rand

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If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices.
– Jean Vanier

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When you have an ego, you are limited to your own strengths and weaknesses. But if you are totally surrendered to God, nothing is impossible for you.
– Radhanath Swami

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Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space.
– Diane Black

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The desire for self-development stems from ‘narcissistic’ desires, a tendency to self-aggrandizement and superiority over others.
– Sigmund Freud

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If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.
– C.S. Lewis

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Ego is recessive in wisdom.
– Toba Beta

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Whenever ego suffers from fear of death & your practice turns to seeing impermanence, ego settles down.
– Tsoknyi Rinpoche

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Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
– Ambrose Bierce

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If there’s anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.
– Douglas Adams

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