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Ego Quotes
"Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another."
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"Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight."
7
"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."
Ego,
5
"It would be a great mistake to suppose that it is sufficient not to become personal yourself. For by showing a man quite quietly that he is wrong, and that what he says and thinks is incorrect - a process which occurs in every dialectical victory - you embitter him more than if you used some rude or insulting expression. Why is this? Because, as Hobbes observes, all mental pleasure consists in being able to compare oneself with others to one's own advantage. - Nothing is of greater moment to a man than the gratification of his vanity, and no wound is more painful than that which is inflicted on it. Hence such phrases as "Death before dishonour, and so on."
5
"Self-serving-pride (swamaan) means to take precaution against being insulted."
4
"In regards to maan (to seek importance from others), a man will become impudent if he keeps getting insulted up to a point. If he gets maan (importance from others) to a certain level, he grows stronger. And if he gets too much maan [praise], then his desire for it will come to end."
4
"How can you tell whether the ego is there or not? You will know when someone insults you. If someone insults you, swallow (accept) it with understanding."
4
"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."
4
"Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing."
4
"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it."
Ego,
4
"It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind."
4
"In order to make the egoism non-existent [zero], the Gnani Purush [the enlightened one] establishes the awareness of the Pure Soul within."
4
"Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent."
3
"The worldly life runs easily due to the egoism which is the by-production of the worldly life. By increasing the egoism there, one has incurred endless worries."
3
"In the ignorant state, there is a 'limit' for good qualities, it is known as the self-pride. Self-serving pride (swa-maan) is the limit of virtues in the realm of ignorance."
3
"It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point."
3
"Where there is 'egoism', there is no God. Where there is God, there is no 'egoism'."
3
"To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche."
Ego,
3
"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it."
Ego,
3
"Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can't do it!"
3
"Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!"
3
"Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts."
3
"A high self-esteem can quickly deteriorate into egotism, arrogance, and an over-confidence that can backfire and turn people off."
3
"What will the ego not do? It is the ego that has given rise to all this. And when the ego leaves, there is Liberation."
2
"Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness."
2
"The ego survives only in conflict. Peace is the death of the ego."
2
"Egoism does not have eyes of its own. Some days, it sees through the eyes of the intellect (buddhi). However, what will happen if you befriend a blind man?"
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