The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist … - Robertson Davies

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How can we feel our need of His help, or our dependence on Him, or our debt to Him, or the nature of His gift to us, unless we know ourselves. . . . This is why many in this age (and in every age) become infidels, heretics, schismatics, disloyal despisers of the Church. . . . They have never had experience of His power and love, because they have never known their own weakness and need.

Robertson Davies

The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist may be yielding and even deferential in things he doesn't consider important; in anything that touches his core he is remorseless.

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