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I am dubious whether anyone can be perfectly sincere if his actions do not come from this deeper source. He may believe that he is, and others may believe the same of him, but since his actions must come from his ego, which is itself spawned by deception and maintained by illusion, how can they achieve a standard which depends on complete truth and utter reality?

-- Notebooks Category 8: The Ego > Chapter 4 : Detaching from The Ego (Part I) > # 103


-- Perspectives > Chapter 8: The Ego > # 23