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The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life,…

— Bertrand Russell

The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.

— Albert Einstein

There is a serious and resolute egotism that makes a man interesting to his friends and formidable to his opponents.

— Edwin Percy Whipple

“He used to wonder at the shallow psychology of those who conceive the ego in man as a thing simple, permanent, reliable , and…

— Oscar Wilde

The equation for ego is: One over Knowledge.

— Albert Einstein

The man who works recognizes his own product in the world that has actually been transformed by his work. He recognizes himself in it,…

— Alexandre Kojeve

A man's sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results.

— John Gray

A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of…

— Stendhal

A man who has trained himself in goodness come to have certain direct intuitions about character, about the relations between human beings, about his…

— Aldous Huxley

A man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress.

— Ayn Rand

Man is a mixture of desires that extend beyond his knowledge and often result in action conflicting with rationality.

— Charles Lindbergh

If man puts his honor first in relying upon himself, knowing himself and applying himself, this in self-reliance, self-assertion, and freedom, he then strives…

— Max Stirner