“I baptize you not in the name of the father, but in the name of the devil. (Ego baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli.)” FatherNamesAtheismEgoDevil Book:Herman Melville's Moby-Dick Source: Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
“In religion, the ego manifests as the devil. And of course, no one realizes how smart the ego is because it created the devil so you could blame someone else.” CoursesRealizingEgoSmartDevilBlameBlame Someone Author:Deepak Chopra
“Whenever there remains any support for the ego within, even if it be only an atom's weight, then you are pretentious and have a devil who leads you astray.” IfsSupportEgoDevilWeightRemainsAtomsPretentious Author:Ibn Ata Allah
“The devils of past religions have always, at least in part, had animal characteristics, evidence of man's constant need to deny that he too is an animal, for to do so would serve a mighty blow to his impoverished ego.” MenNeedsPastAnimalEgoDevilEvidenceConstantBlowDenyCharacteristics Author:Anton Szandor LaVey
“Truth will never come into our minds so long as there will remain the faintest shadow of Ahamkâra (egotism). All of you should try to root out this devil from your heart. Complete self-surrender is the only way to spiritual illumination.” WayShouldTryingMindHeartLongSelfSpiritualEgoDevilShadowRootsSurrenderEgotismIllumination Author:Swami Vivekananda
“Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along.” IfsKnowsMindSoulShowsEgoDevilAgreeYour SoulPerformersPortionsShow BusinessOwn BusinessMind Your Own Business Author:Marc Maron