Identity Quote by James Allen

“The truly self-possessed, however, are free from the whims of fate and chance. Calmly, they affect their will, and with strength of character and…

— James Allen

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can…

— William Hazlitt

Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification.

— C. J. Mahaney

“The ego lusts for satisfaction. It has a prideful ferocious appetite for its version of "truth". It is the most challenging aspect to conquer;…

— T.F. Hodge

“For I am—or I was—one of those people who pride themselves in on their willpower, on their ability to make a decision and carry…

— James Baldwin

The individual feels the vanity of human desires and aims, and the nobility and marvelous order which are revealed in nature and in the…

— Albert Einstein

“Self is found in knowledge, devotion and concentration, in integrity, purity, moderation, self-control and intelligence.”

— Gian Kumar

For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise.

— Anonymous

“Maslow notes that the self-actualized person has a strong desire for privacy; vehemently resists enculturation, but always has a feshness of appreciation; and has…

— Wayne W. Dyer

The illusion of selfhood, ego, a separate identity is false.

— Frederick Lenz

“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“No man engaged in a work he does not like can preserve many saving illusions about himself. The distaste, the absence of glamour, extend…

— Joseph Conrad