Famous quotes containing the words ego and/or block:
“The ego is not master in its own house.”
—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)
“Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically—for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist—but then what isn’t?”
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)