Ego Quotes by Richard Rohr

The ego hates losing – even to God.

— Richard Rohr

The ego knows itself by comparison.

— Richard Rohr

God, give me a good humiliation every day. It's good for the soul and it's good for the ego.

— Richard Rohr

I think most human beings are dualistic thinkers. It gets them through the day. It gives them a sense of superiority and…

— Richard Rohr

We Catholics must admit that there is a constant temptation among us to avoid the lectionary and the Word of God for…

— Richard Rohr

“If we seek spiritual heroism ourselves, the old ego is just back in control under a new name. There would not really…

— Richard Rohr

The two Virtues of Equanimity and Compassion become more available to the person whose ego-shell has been smashed-either by great suffering or…

— Richard Rohr

The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that…

— Richard Rohr

Much of what is called Christianity has more to do with disguising the ego behind the screen of religion and culture than…

— Richard Rohr

You do need some successes as a young person. They don't inflate the ego necessarily, they just give you identity and ego…

— Richard Rohr

Modern culture is in so much trouble, where people don't have a deep inner life, or any deep experience of their true…

— Richard Rohr

Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security.…

— Richard Rohr

In terms of the ego, most religions teach in some way that all of us must die before we die, and then…

— Richard Rohr

There are three things we have to let go of. The first is the compulsion to be successful. Second, is the compulsion…

— Richard Rohr

Everything has to be understood in opposition to something else. For some dang reason, the ego prefers to make one side better…

— Richard Rohr