1,899 Quotes About Ego

The people who are made larger by suffering go on to stage two small rebellions. First, they rebel against their ego ideal. .. down in the valley, they lose interest in their ego ideal

L’ego est facile à repérer, il te donnera toujours raison. Il juge et condamne. Nous avons tous la même dynamique. Lorsque j’agresse quelqu’un, je souffre de mon attaque sur moi-même. Ce que tu fais subir à autrui, tu te le fais subir. Nous sommes une seule et même entité.

In the war of egos, the winner is the bigger loser

Why, it was just for the sake of being an enigma perhaps--that I have been guilty of all stupidity.

Sometimes those who are easiest to love are hardest to respect. - Ashley Wilkes

A gentleman goes in search of flattery as keenly as a bee hunts for pollen.

The ego is the thing that kills itself out of the effort to feed itself while telling itself that neither is true.

If we are to live, we must first learn to die.

Americans are experiencing an epidemic in narcissistic behavior in a culture that is intrinsically self-conscious and selfish, and citizens are encouraged to pursue happiness and instant gratification of their personal desires.