“The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego”

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/158902.Hamza_Yusuf

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Hamza Yusuf4

American Islamic scholar 1958

William J. Higginson (1938–2008) American writer

“A weak ego cannot be dissolved.”

Rajneesh (1931–1990) Godman and leader of the Rajneesh movement

My Way: The Way of the White Clouds (1995)
Context: Only a ripe fruit falls to the ground. Ripeness is all. An unripe ego cannot be thrown, cannot be destroyed. And if you struggle with an unripe ego to destroy and dissolve it, the whole effort is going to be a failure. Rather than destroying it, you will find it more strengthened in new subtle ways. This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity — only then can you dissolve it. A weak ego cannot be dissolved.

“The desire to be primitive was very much a function of fin-de-siècle imperialism; it appealed to strong egos and domineering minds.”

Robert Hughes (1938–2012) Australian critic, historian, writer

"Introduction: The Decline of the City of Mahagonny"
Nothing If Not Critical (1991)