Once the ego inflates it will only come back to earth through some jarring failure.

Robert Greene

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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.

The pride of man hopes but to blame God for the evils of the world, and to praise himself for the good.

The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.

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The ego is not master in its own house.

Let your action be free of all traces of ego. When an action is free of ego it leaves no problems in its wake.

The Ancient Sage

We experience envy when the quality we feel inferior about threatens our self-concept.

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