--- title: "10 Ego World Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Ego World quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Ego World sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mekael-shane-60297_human-nature_ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic-156146_1561461.jpg" --- > [“Ego is the world's worst narcotic”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mekael-shane/ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic/) [Mekael Shane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mekael-shane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mekael-shane-60297_human-nature_ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic-156146_1561461.jpg) > [God is the collective ego of the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world/) [Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/rajneesh-54_collectives_god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world-1_1570052.jpg) > [EGO is just like DUST in the EYES. Without CLEANING dust. You CAN'T SEE anything clearly! So, Clear Ego and See The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/ego-is-just-like-dust-in-the-eyes-without-cleaning-dust-you-can-t-see/) [Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/pacifiersucker-133_attitude_ego-is-just-like-dust-in-the-eyes-withou_1811296.jpg) > [“Either you soften your ego, or the world will do it for you. Choose!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bert-mccoy/either-you-soften-your-ego-or-the-world-will-do-it-for-you-choose/) [Bert McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bert-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/bert-mccoy-14090_choose_either-you-soften-your-ego-or-the-world_2953.jpg) > [You have to have a big ego in this world to propel yourself in front of the cameras, to sit behind the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-edmonds/you-have-to-have-a-big-ego-in-this-world-to-propel-yourself-in-front/) [Noel Edmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-edmonds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/noel-edmonds-6377_believe_you-have-to-have-a-big-ego-in-this-world_802760.jpg) > [A part, a large part, of traveling is an engagement of the ego v. the world. The world is hydra headed, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sybille-bedford/a-part-a-large-part-of-traveling-is-an-engagement-of-the-ego-v-the/) [Sybille Bedford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sybille-bedford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/sybille-bedford-33740_ego_a-part-a-large-part-of-traveling-is-an-e_2191434.png) > [The boundary line between self and external world bears no relation to reality; the distinction between ego and world is made by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-o-brown/the-boundary-line-between-self-and-external-world-bears-no-relation/) [Norman O. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-o-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/norman-o-brown-21041_bears_the-boundary-line-between-self-and-exter_1451303.jpg) > [Individually we can work on ourselves. By working on your own ego and developing truth, control, and an equitable inner dialogue, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-wilde/individually-we-can-work-on-ourselves-by-working-on-your-own-ego-and/) [Stuart Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/stuart-wilde-5226_communication_individually-we-can-work-on-ourselves-by_2009040.jpg) > [I've been told I have the biggest ego in the world and that it manifests itself when you come to me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gehry/i-ve-been-told-i-have-the-biggest-ego-in-the-world-and-that-it/) [Frank Gehry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gehry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/frank-gehry-2139_bigs_i-ve-been-told-i-have-the-biggest-ego-in_3055294.jpg) > [“Nothing about you or Wonderland makes sense. And the ‘one abiding truth’ is that life was so much easier when I’d forgotten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-g-howard/nothing-about-you-or-wonderland-makes-sense-and-the-one-abiding-truth/) [A.G. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-g-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/a-g-howard-3922_alyssa_nothing-about-you-or-wonderland-makes-se_97866.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ego-world/#itemlist", "name": "Ego World Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ego is the world's worst narcotic”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mekael Shane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mekael-shane/ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mekael-shane-60297_human-nature_ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic-156146_1561461.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mekael-shane-60297_human-nature_ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic-156146_1561461.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/mekael-shane-60297_human-nature_ego-is-the-world-s-worst-narcotic-156146_1561461.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ego is the world's worst narcotic” — Mekael Shane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "God is the collective ego of the world", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rajneesh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/rajneesh-54_collectives_god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world-1_1570052.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/rajneesh-54_collectives_god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world-1_1570052.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/rajneesh-54_collectives_god-is-the-collective-ego-of-the-world-1_1570052.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God is the collective ego of the world” — Rajneesh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "EGO is just like DUST in the EYES. 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