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Ego Quotes

"To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself."

"The ego refuses to be distressed by the provocations of reality, to let itself be compelled to suffer."

"The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation."

"Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another."

"Always remember that a proud demeanor signifies lack of worth"

"The sooner we become less impressed with our life, our accomplishments, our career, our relationships, the prospects in front of us—the sooner we become less impressed and more involved with these things—the sooner we get better at them."

"The repressed is only cut off sharply from the ego by the resistances of repression; it can communicate with the ego through the id."

"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism"

"The smaller the mind the greater the conceit "

"I don't consider myself a diva"

"God created man, but I could do better."

"People don’t like to have somebody knowing more than they do. It aggravates them"

"Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself."

"A proud man is always looking down on things"

"A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos."

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