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Every boss, if you are forgetting, is another human being made of bones and flesh and likes it when his ego gets stroked. — Abhishek Ratna

Consider intentions carefully. Karma gives a damn about ego, awards allegiance to none, and its justice is truly blind. — T.F. Hodge

The tongue is the best masseur of furrowed brows. — Idries Shah

When humility is exercised, people begin to realise that they do not, as it were, exist at all. — Idries Shah

The idea of a separate center is the root of the ego. — Osho

It has been proven that the universe is computationally equivalent to my ego. — Stephen Wolfram

The ego-drama is nothing compared with the theo-drama. The fun begins when we let God write our stories. — Robert Barron

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

A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage point from which to view the world. — Aleister Crowley

When you abide in the I you're abiding in the ego. The I is really the ego, the small I. It turns into the Self eventually. — Robert Adams

As long as there is greed (desire) for even a single situation, one will have to come back into the world and wandering will continue until then. — Dada Bhagwan

The ego is a false perception of self. It's an idea, a transitory identity that we've picked up. — Frederick Lenz

The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness. — John O'Donohue

Your ego is gushing all over me and getting my favorite shoes dirty. — Nicole Williams

Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself. — Eckhart Tolle

Most importantly: Don't adjust your results to build up the ego of the chief strategist. Especially if the strategist is you. — Charles Caleb Colton

The biggest ego trip going is getting rid of your ego — Alan Watts

Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion. — Miguel

Once there is realization of self challenge, ego versus soul, competition with others becomes futile. — T.F. Hodge

Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins. — Michael Bassey Johnson

How sweet it is to let God purge our souls of ego and bitterness, and to have a little taste of heaven here on earth. — Marilyn Nelson

Your brain is not your friend when you need to apologize. Your brain and your ego and your intellect all remind you of the facts. — Amy Poehler

The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it
just don't get lost in it. — Ram Dass

The Ego is partly free. partly determined, and reaches fuller freedom by approaching the Individual who is most free: God. — Muhammad Iqbal

The ego is a false sense based on mental concepts. It is identification with the body and the mind-primarily identification with thought form. — Eckhart Tolle

I keep calling it the I-thought. It's a thought. There is no I. This gives you a clue. — Robert Adams

As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within the self. — Dada Bhagwan

As long as the egoism is there, how can one attain the true religion? — Dada Bhagwan

Again, I tried to not let it bother me, but the ego is frail, fragile tender thing. — S.C. Stephens

Giving up your ego is the shortest way to unification with nature. — Masanobu Fukuoka

Eros is an ego-overwhelming, boundary dissolving, breakthrough creating force scripted into human life that is pretty intrinsically psychedelic. — Terence McKenna

I occasionally swank a little because people like it; a modest man is such a nuisance. — George Bernard Shaw

We've gotten lost in our Ego and have forgotten that our Soul's only motive is to merge with the Beloved. — Ram Dass

It is not you as the ego who moves through life, but that life flows before you, and you are the immutable awareness containing it all. — Enza Vita

Foreigner is a word created by guilt and the fears, ignorance, and weaknesses of your own ego. — Ben Tolosa

To allow Christ to live in you is to lose your ego-centric motivation — Sunday Adelaja

How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick. — Joseph Campbell

The major barrier to understanding is wishful thinking and following that which pleases one. — Idries Shah

One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered. — Criss Jami

We have to accept that much of reality is ineffable and so to understand it we can't rely on words alone. — Oli Anderson

If I worship the fact that I don't worship anything, amongst other things what I'm worshipping is denial. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

This is God's universe, buddy, not yours, and he has the final say about what's ego and what isn't. — J.D. Salinger

The ego being shattered is not what frightens me - that can be useful for writing - but the ego being inflated is sort of like it dying of gout. — Garth Risk Hallberg

Our job, as souls on this mortal journey, is to shift the seat of our identity from the lower realm to the upper, from the ego to the Self. Art — Steven Pressfield

You may think the thing dangling between a guy's legs is his most sensitive part, but it's not. It's his precious ego. Never forget that, Allie. — Marilee Brothers

Nietzsche is at the base of you all. Within you God is dead, only the ego is alive. And remember, they cannot both exist together. — Osho

Being able to read a book in another language is a source of ego-stroking pride. — Emily O'Beirne

You can never really know what a guru is as long as you are imprisoned by your own thoughts and circular ego. — Krishna Das

Either way, the vulnerable human ego is protected. Protected from the corrupting influence of praise. Protected from the corrosive effects of shame. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see 'the little picture. — Robert Holden

Ego is vital but not noble. — Kedar Joshi

The ego is a fascinating monster. — Alanis Morissette

Meditation is the pathway to enlightenment. Move the ego aside and be still, open, clear, bright and fully conscious. — Frederick Lenz

the natural condition of the human ego: that it is empty, painful, busy and fragile. — Timothy J. Keller

Every autobiography is concerned with two characters, a Don Quixote, the Ego, and a Sancho Panza, the Self. — W. H. Auden

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche. — Dexter Gordon

Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement. — Idries Shah

Our ego is our silent partner ... too often with a controlling interest. — Cullen Hightower

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

The secret to a happiness is a small ego. And a big wallet. Good wine helps, too. But that's not really a secret, is it? — Robert Louis Stevenson

To say it very honestly, removed from ego, standup is just a thing that I understood, a God-given ability. — Jerrod Carmichael

Being disciplined with an ego that makes you to feel like you can never be disciplined by any other person is "indiscipline". — Israelmore Ayivor

Make your ego porous. Will is of little importance, complaining is nothing, fame is nothing. Openness, patience, receptivity, solitude is everything. — Rainer Maria Rilke

Ego is the complete identification with form. Physical forms, thought forms, emotional forms. — Eckhart Tolle

Then relationship happens. Before that it is just an empty name. Relationship cannot happen before the egos are gone. — Rajneesh

The enemy hates the ego, which the seeker wants to kill; thus, like the anvil to the goldsmith, he is actually a friend. — Ramana Maharshi

My ego is sated. — George Michael

Boxing is an ego-driven sport. The idea is to not get too personal or emotional with it. You just know when it's over, it's over, and that's it. — Mike Tyson

Ego is borne of the need to 'prove' oneself instead of making the choice to 'be' oneself. And so maybe we need to begin curbing the birthrate. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

This is not suitable for me"- to say this is indeed madness, it is nothing but egoism. To say 'will not suit' is an offense. — Dada Bhagwan

The equation for ego is: One over Knowledge. — Albert Einstein

As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge. — Ramakrishna

Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs or false ego. — Rumi

If an architect's ego is very small, he is done for it; if it is vast then he might make some very important contributions. — Paolo Soleri

Ego doesn't kill you. It makes you lonely, which is even worse. — Saru Singhal

Until egoism reaches the non-existent state, there is nothing but fear in the worldly life. — Dada Bhagwan

You can't throw your ego away, but you can use its innate desire to experience that which is beyond itself to give you the impetus to meditate. — Frederick Lenz

Dark circles under my eyes sink deeper and deeper into my skull, in contrast to my pale skin there is an undeniable resemblance to a fresh corpse. — Dee Remy

No act is so private it does not seek applause. — John Updike

All I can be is who I am right now; I can experience that and work with it. That's all I can do. The rest is the dream of the ego. — Joko Beck

The Ego is a veil between humans and God'."
"In prayer all are equal. — Rumi

I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself. — Andy Rooney

The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success. It shouts: Hey, this guy is really and truly Mr Big. — William Proxmire

One's ego is the enemy of objectivity. — Kevin Ansbro

Today, conducting is a question of ego: a lot of people believe they are actually playing the music. — Daniel Barenboim

Your ego is everything man about yourself — Jeremy Aldana

There is deception. People who think they are enlightened and it's just ego. — Frederick Lenz

Love is the language of the soul when it is not colored by emotion, ego, or attachment. — Alan Finger

For every Pharoah there is a Moses. — Idries Shah

Misery nourishes your ego - that's why you see so many miserable people in the world. The basic, central point is the ego. — Rajneesh

You know, I honestly can't decide if your ego is repulsive or just impressive. — Kylie Scott

The ego is never satisfied. So, if you're not satisfied with what you have right now, consider what is driving you. — Taite Adams

Bear the pain of longing silently, my heart
for this is the cure.
The ultimate sacrifice is to curb your desires
and surrender the ego. — Rumi

A disciple asked, "Who is a Master?" The Master replied, "Anyone to whom it is given to let go of the ego. Such a person's life is then a masterpiece. — Anthony De Mello

Being aware is being aware of one's own mind and the games it plays on itself. — Robin Macnaughton

The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

That which is threatening to the ego is liberating to the heart. — Ajahn Amaro

Being efficient is the easy part. Suppressing one's ego completely for hours at a time is really hard. — Colin Clark

Enlightenment is your ego's greatest disappointment. — Wayne Dyer

When one has suffered or fears suffering, one pities those who suffer; but when one is suffering, one pities only oneself. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau