The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.
Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.
Sincerity is moral truth.
The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life.
Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity.
I think everyone is born 100 percent ego, and after that it's just adjustment.
Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.