“How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout, to be in your service, is the trick.”
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American mythologist, writer and lecturer 1904–1987Related quotes

“In our minds, lad. In our minds. The traitor, the self; the self that cries I want to live; let the world burn so long as I can live! The little traitor soul in us, in the dark, like the worm in the apple.”
Source: Earthsea Books, The Farthest Shore (1972), Chapter 9, "Orm Embar" (Arren and Ged)
“The Saint is a man who disciplines his ego. The Sage is a man who rids himself of his ego.”
Fingers Pointing Towards The Moon (1958)

“Do not kill your ego and do not let your ego to kill you. Control your ego and rule over it.”
Flow of Divine Guidance (vol.1)

“Why don't you put your ego down for a while, Justin. It must be getting heavy.”
Source: The MacGregors: Serena & Caine