"He had the vanity to believe men did not like him " while men simply did not know him."

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"The ego survives only in conflict. Peace is the death of the ego."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Ego, Peace

"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

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"Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

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"Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution."

Muhammed Iqbal, Indian Poet

Ego, Evolution, Self

"I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

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"The nature of the ego is to misuse whatever authority one has."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"Pride is seldom delicate: it will please itself with very mean advantages."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Ego, Pride, Humility, Advantage

"Not everything is about you.In fact, most things aren't.What a relief, right?"

Scott Stabile, American Author

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"No act is so private it does not seek applause."

John Updike, American Novelist

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"People talk about egos as if it were objects."

Bob Dylan, American Musician

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"Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force."

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"Human life is a sad show, undoubtedly; ugly, heavy and complex. Art has no other end, for people of feeling than to conjure away the burden and bitterness."

Art

"The artist, to my way of thinking, is a monstrosity, something outside nature."

Art

"Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn't that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?"

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"You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything."

Humanity

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars."

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"But her life was as cold as an attic facing north; and boredom, like a silent spider, was weaving its web in the shadows, in every corner of her heart."

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"The ego survives only in conflict. Peace is the death of the ego."

"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it."

"Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it."

"Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution."

"I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining."

"The nature of the ego is to misuse whatever authority one has."

"Pride is seldom delicate: it will please itself with very mean advantages."

"Not everything is about you.In fact, most things aren't.What a relief, right?"

"No act is so private it does not seek applause."

"People talk about egos as if it were objects."

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"Judge the goodness of a book by the energy of the punches it has given you. I believe the greatest characteristic of genius, is, above all, force."

"Human life is a sad show, undoubtedly; ugly, heavy and complex. Art has no other end, for people of feeling than to conjure away the burden and bitterness."

"The artist, to my way of thinking, is a monstrosity, something outside nature."

"You don't make art out of good intentions."

"Some details escaped her, but the regret remained with her."

"Read in order to live."

"Better to work for yourself alone. You do as you like and follow your own ideas, you admire yourself and please yourself: isn't that the main thing? And then the public is so stupid. Besides, who reads? And what do they read? And what do they admire?"

"You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything."

"Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars."

"But her life was as cold as an attic facing north; and boredom, like a silent spider, was weaving its web in the shadows, in every corner of her heart."