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2. “For a man may understand the precipitation of ether, and be au fait with what is taking place in the sun, yet, confront him with the fact that another man blows his nose differently from the manner in which he blows his own, and at once that man will become lost in perplexity.”
Ivan Turgenev
Perception, Ego, Humanity, Complexity, Irony
11. “There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.” Jimmy Carter Politics, Power, Leadership, Ego, Belief
13. “The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as “I am such an important man” or “I am so and so.” Level the mound of “I” to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.” Ramakrishna Ego, Waves, Ganges, Devotion, Humility
17. “Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.” Ramakrishna Spirituality, Humility, Ego, Growth, Wisdom
20. “Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water. There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.” Ramakrishna Self-Realization, Ego, Consciousness, Enlightenment, Wisdom
33. “The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions. He obeys the attractions of an interior voice but will not listen to other men. He identifies the will of God with anything that makes him feel, within his own heart, a big, warm, sweet interior glow. The sweeter and the warmer the feeling is the more he is convinced of his own infallibility.” Thomas Merton Spiritual Discernment, Ego, Wisdom, Humility, Self-Deception
Ego Quotes by Famous Authors
2. “For a man may understand the precipitation of ether, and be au fait with what is taking place in the sun, yet, confront him with the fact that another man blows his nose differently from the manner in which he blows his own, and at once that man will become lost in perplexity.”
Ivan Turgenev Perception, Ego, Humanity, Complexity, Irony
11. “There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.”
Jimmy Carter Politics, Power, Leadership, Ego, Belief
13. “The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as “I am such an important man” or “I am so and so.” Level the mound of “I” to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.”
Ramakrishna Ego, Waves, Ganges, Devotion, Humility
17. “Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.”
Ramakrishna Spirituality, Humility, Ego, Growth, Wisdom
20. “Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water. There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.”
Ramakrishna Self-Realization, Ego, Consciousness, Enlightenment, Wisdom
33. “The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions. He obeys the attractions of an interior voice but will not listen to other men. He identifies the will of God with anything that makes him feel, within his own heart, a big, warm, sweet interior glow. The sweeter and the warmer the feeling is the more he is convinced of his own infallibility.”
Thomas Merton Spiritual Discernment, Ego, Wisdom, Humility, Self-Deception
