Mastery passes often for egotism.

Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.

Selfishness creates greed and greed destroys the soul.

The problem is hedonism. The problem is the preening vanity and selfishness of ‘coming out,’ of parading private inclinations, of a kind that repel normal people, as if those inclinations were, all by themselves, marks...

The most important thing is not to think very much about oneself. To investigate candidly the charge; but not fussily, not very anxiously. On no account to retaliate by going to the other extreme —...

O camel-like mind, you were once very pure; the filth of egotism has now attached itself to you.

Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live...

I am the burrito in the taco. Hold your skepticism, and the lettuce.

Both the mind and “presence” can work beautifully together, in the absence of ego.

One altar forever is preserved, that whereon we burn incense to the supreme idol,–ourselves, our god is great, and money is his Prophet! We devastate nature in order to make sacrifice to him; we boast...

Without egotism and full of feeling, laughter is the music of life.

An inflated consciousness is always egocentric and conscious of nothing but its own existence. It is incapable of learning from the past, incapable of understanding contemporary events, and incapable of drawing right conclusions about the...

No act is so private it does not seek applause.

She would be one of those who kneel to their own shadows till feet grow on their knees; then go down on their hands till their hands grow into feet; then lay their faces on...

Knowledge is as infinite as the universe. The man who claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows nothing.

Social Media is a shared delusion of grandeur.

In the Code of Canon Law, it states clearly: ‘A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession.’ I haven’t...

I bet it gets pretty lonely with only your ego for company.

…the human being to lack that second skin we call egoism has not yet been born, it lasts much longer than the other one, that bleeds so readily.

Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals.

We cannot negotiate with people who say what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.”[ The Berlin Crisis: Radio and Television Address to the American People (The White House, July 25, 1961)]

People say of me, ‘She’s peculiar.’ They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis.

Having a low opinion of yourself is not ‘modesty.’ It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not ‘egotism.’ It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.

Yet none of these things gave him confidence. All they gave him was egotism, which is less the conviction of one’s worth than the desire for that conviction.

Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.

Accept the long night patiently, quietly, humbly, and resignedly as intended for your true good. It is not a punishment for sin committed but an instrument of annihilating egoism.

The so-called sensitivity of neurotics develops along with their egotism; they cannot bear for other people to flaunt the sufferings with which they are increasingly preoccupied themselves.

The source of our actions resides in an unconscious propensity to regard ourselves as the center, the cause, and the conclusion of time. Our reflexes and our pride transform into a planet the parcel of...

You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!

There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain,...

Don’t show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you’ll see is hate and jealousy, and you’ll fight...

… a man doesn’t like to have his ego popped, especially when he prides himself on his sagacity, and then to be proved wrong by a man who claims he doesn’t know anything.

Mastery is often taken for egotism

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

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

The enemy stays in the hearts of friends. Watch what your friends know about you and watch what you tell your friends, remember, egoism breeds jealousy and ends a relationship in discord.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil — or else an absolute ignorance.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

Ah, those foolish days, those foolish days when we were unselfish and pure-minded; those foolish days when our simple hearts were full of truth, and faith, and reverence! Ah, those foolish days of noble longings...

Ego got you thinkin’ you’re workin’ somebody to your advantage; you’re just playin’ yourself.

Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

We’re so wrapped up with egotistical things, career, family, having enough money, meeting the mortgage, getting a new car, fixing the radiator when it breaks—we’re involved in trillions of little acts just to keep going....

He was of the mold from which great men are made. Having said of anything ‘Let it be done’ he at once felt not only that it was accomplished, but that he had done it...

I Am In Love With Myself, With My Heart.

It is not our fame or wealth that puts us in danger; it is our arrogance and egotism

The ego taunts truth with sarcasm.

Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.

If pride really went before a fall, then, Lucifer is the inventor of pride.

The lower a human being descends, the more asleep and inhumane he becomes. Those beings that lack Compassion, Love, and Peace are the true targets of the ego system…

Consider an achievement accidental if it is not coupled with modesty. Because if the achiever had endeavoured for it, it would certainly have killed their pride.