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Egoism Quotes

I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.

John George Diefenbaker (1982). “The Wit & Wisdom of John Diefenbaker”, Hurtig Trade

An animal that embarks on forming states without greatly restricting egoism will perish.

Erwin Schrodinger (2012). “What is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches”, p.101, Cambridge University Press

A strong egoism is a protection.

Sigmund Freud (2008). “General Psychological Theory: Papers on Metapsychology”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

Human altruism which is not egoism, is sterile.

Marcel Proust (2015). “Remembrance of Things Past Time Regained”, p.274, Marcel Proust

Out of Mahat comes universal egoism.

Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.862, Manonmani Publishers

The hospitable instinct is not wholly altruistic. There is pride and egoism mixed up with it.

Max Beerbohm (2015). “The Prince of Minor Writers: The Selected Essays of Max Beerbohm”, p.66, New York Review of Books