“**He who indulges empty fears earns himself real fears**,” wrote [[Seneca]], who as a political adviser witnessed destructive paranoia at the highest levels." ([Location 1497](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=1497)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[fear]], [[discipline]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]