He who tries to shine dims his own light. He who defines himself can't know who he really is.

Lao Tzu

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Remember: no attachment should grow, no clinging should grow. They are all against your independence, your freedom, your individuality.

The ego-self constantly pushes reality away. It constructs a future out of empty expectations and a past out of regretful memories.

Shame is pride's cloak.

Start listening to the way you talk to yourself. These interactions will tell you how well you know yourself, how much you respect yourself, and what boundaries you are lacking.

Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.

Dr. Robert Schuller

When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.

John C. Maxwell

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