"I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for."

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"I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for."

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Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"The ego dies and the ego lives, but people say that 'I died'. That which takes birth and dies is the ego, and the Soul is in the same place (is always intact). Even Pudgal (the atoms that were charged; which are being discharged in the form of mind, body, speech) is in the same place. The issue is only of the ego in the middle."

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"Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries."

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher

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"Accept the ego of extraordinary people as they have achieved something but don't accept the ego of ordinary people."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"The ego resists change. False pride is an impediment to change."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

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"It sounds as if you'd like to be God."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

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"It is quite awful how some people are constantly saying that they are superior to others, but deep down they know that they are suffering from a lot of insecurities."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

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"There was only one thing about his own appearance which really pleased Hercule Poirot, and that was the profusion of his moustaches, and the way they responded to grooming and treatment and trimming. They were magnificent. He knew of nobody else who had any moustache half as good."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

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"We measure everything by ourselves with almost a necessary conceit."

Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Philosopher

Ego, Measurement, Conceit, Self, Perception

"An obese ego is just about the heaviest thing you'll ever carry. So maybe you should stop feeding it."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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"I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for."

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"Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries."

"Accept the ego of extraordinary people as they have achieved something but don't accept the ego of ordinary people."

"The ego resists change. False pride is an impediment to change."

"It sounds as if you'd like to be God."

"It is quite awful how some people are constantly saying that they are superior to others, but deep down they know that they are suffering from a lot of insecurities."

"There was only one thing about his own appearance which really pleased Hercule Poirot, and that was the profusion of his moustaches, and the way they responded to grooming and treatment and trimming. They were magnificent. He knew of nobody else who had any moustache half as good."

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