Vishnupurana 2.13.p11

2.13.p11

The Brahmana said:—"To use the word ‘I' undoubtedly is detrimental; but it is not improperly used if it is applied merely to the soul. But the term is erroneous in as much as it conceives that to be the self or soul which is not self or soul. The tongue articulates the word ‘I' assisted by the lips, the teeth and the palate; and these are the origin of the expression, as they are the causes of the production of speech.