--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: They say I'm evil cuz I trained my ego to…" description: "\"They say I'm evil cuz I trained my ego to see gold\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/anonymous-1_dope_they-say-i-m-evil-cuz-i-trained-my-ego-t_247697.jpg" --- # They say I'm evil cuz I trained my ego to see gold ![“They say I'm evil cuz I trained my ego to see gold” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/anonymous-1_dope_they-say-i-m-evil-cuz-i-trained-my-ego-t_247697.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/anonymous-1_dope_they-say-i-m-evil-cuz-i-trained-my-ego-t_247697.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/299/anonymous-1_dope_they-say-i-m-evil-cuz-i-trained-my-ego-t_247697.jpg) > “They say I'm evil cuz I trained my ego to see gold” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Training one’s ego to value wealth leads to self‑identification as “evil.” **In simple terms:** Ego tied to gold feels bad. Key Takeaway Reexamine ego‑wealth link. Themes ego wealth self‑image morality Mood critical introspective Type philosophical psychological When to use this quote - financial planning - self‑reflection - career ambition Key Concepts psychology materialism identity Questions to Reflect On - How does wealth affect your self‑view? - Can you separate ego from value? 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That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Dope quotes > [I'm just a fan of all music. My family owned a record shop so I grew up taking it all in on a daily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ab-soul/i-m-just-a-fan-of-all-music-my-family-owned-a-record-shop-so-i-grew/) [Ab-Soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ab-soul/) > [I wanna say I'm detached, but I'm an Aquarius that's sensitive as hell. That's dope, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denzel-curry/i-wanna-say-i-m-detached-but-i-m-an-aquarius-that-s-sensitive-as-hell/) [Denzel Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denzel-curry/) > [I do not have to be high to be great. I do not have to be drunk to have a good idea. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/i-do-not-have-to-be-high-to-be-great-i-do-not-have-to-be-drunk-to/) [Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/) > [It's always amusing to see how much less the political class knows than the rest of us do. ... it's never occurred to \[the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-d-cox/it-s-always-amusing-to-see-how-much-less-the-political-class-knows/) [Stephen D. Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-d-cox/) > [My experiences with dope were not good for me. I had to go another route. Because in my experience, dope didn't give me those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/my-experiences-with-dope-were-not-good-for-me-i-had-to-go-another/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-last-show-we-played-i-was-straight-as-a-die-it-did-feel-weird-not/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I sold dope once, I'd sell it again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ti/i-sold-dope-once-i-d-sell-it-again/) [TI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ti/) > [I thank God for Hip Hop because Marvin Gaye didn't have that and he was able to be that dope. For us to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-the-chicago-kid/i-thank-god-for-hip-hop-because-marvin-gaye-didn-t-have-that-and-he/) [B.J. The Chicago Kid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-the-chicago-kid/) > [The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/the-60s-are-gone-dope-will-never-be-as-cheap-sex-never-as-free-and/) [Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/) > [I just want to be remembered as a dope MC. As somebody who really covered a lot of ground and became internationally known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raekwon/i-just-want-to-be-remembered-as-a-dope-mc-as-somebody-who-really/) [Raekwon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raekwon/) > [I simply decided that dope wasn't worth the ritual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-simply-decided-that-dope-wasn-t-worth-the-ritual/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [“What's in a #firstlady title? The rest of their #bickeringbook, and look who's reading each other in proton-order? These kittens have taken off their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-bond/what-s-in-a-firstlady-title-the-rest-of-their-bickeringbook-and-look/) [Tracey Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-bond/) > [Reading was like a drug, a dope. The novels created moods in which I lived for days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-wright/reading-was-like-a-drug-a-dope-the-novels-created-moods-in-which-i/) [Richard Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-wright/) > [Apparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one's own intelligence. Dopers become convinced they've hidden their stash so well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alafair-burke/apparently-an-undocumented-side-effect-of-dope-is-a-gross/) [Alafair Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alafair-burke/) > [Is Adele embarrassing? 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