Envy is an insult to oneself.

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

If you show yourself, you will not be seen. If you affirm yourself, you will not shine. If you boast, you will have no merit. If you promote yourself, you will have no success.

Lao Tzu

The ego gets what it wants with words. The soul finds what it needs in silence.

Richard Rohr

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

John Ruskin

If you're afraid to do something in a social setting, it is because you are more invested in someone else's opinion of you than you are in your own opinion of yourself.

Luca Dellanna

Getting over yourself offers exponential returns.

Shane Parrish