1,899 Quotes About Ego

EGO, the quintessential human delusion of self importance.

If you get hurt every time someone misunderstands or demonstrates their unwillingness to learn, you'll never build the experience needed to get truly good at teaching and, therefore, will never experience the rewards of doing it well.

The ego is the banal, the ratio the aggravated, the soul the noble. / Das Ego ist das Banale, die Ratio das Verschärfte, die Seele das Edle.

Sometimes we’re so wrapped up in our own story that we don’t see how we’re supporting characters in someone else’s.

Self-inflation and conceit are generally the external signs of inner emptiness and self-doubt; a show of pride is one of the most common covers for anxiety.

Much self-condemnation is a cloak for arrogance. Those who think they overcome pride by condemning themselves could well ponder Spinoza's remark "One who despises himself is the nearest to a proud man.

When we realize what ego is, we become ashamed.

Don't let your ego surpass your reputation; That will lead to your downfall

In fact, without renunciation (tyaag), nothing [no spiritual development] can happen. Renunciation of what? Complete renunciation of illusion (bhranti)! Complete renunciation of the ego (ahamkar)!! Complete renunciation of the my-ness (mamata)!!!