Quotes about Ego

Conceited men often seem a harmless kind of men, who, by an overweening self-respect, relieve others from the duty of respecting them at all.

I must dispel vanity with vanity.

Nothing will hinder you more than thinking only about yourself.

Under the influence of a world which no longer recognized the value of human life and human dignity, which had robbed man of his will and had made him an object to be exterminated (having planned, however, to make full use of him first—to the last ounce of his physical resources)—under this influence the personal ego finally suffered a loss of values.

I will not say that everything was utterly commonplace, becuase I doubt if anything can be that, except to utterly commonplace people - and there my vanity steps in...

War presents itself as necessary for self-protection, when in fact it is necessary for self-identification.

Fear is present when we forget that we are a part of God's divine design. Learning to experience authentic love means abandoning ego's insistence that you have much to fear and that you are in an unfriendly world. You can make the decision to be free from fear and doubt and return to the brilliant light of love that is always with you.

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit though Man's dearest delight is to gratify hers.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real

God created man, and man returned the favor.

If you listen through the screen of your desires, then you obviously listen to your own voice; you are listening to your own desires.