Quotes About Egoism

A deveni egoist presupune s? recunoÅŸti c? valoarea ta e mare, c? aptitudinile tale sunt demne de a fi exprimate, c? împlinirea fiinÅ£ei tale este tot atât de important? ca a oric?rei alte persoane ÅŸi c? tot ce ai mai bun este cel mai grozav dar pe care-l poÅ£i oferi lumii ÅŸi, mai ales, celor dragi.

They were our friends because we hated them; it was good to have them around. I was cleaner than them, brainier than them. I was better than them.

Suffering is a form of egoism. I speak only of myself. I am not talking about her, saying what she was, making an overwhelming portrait (like the one Gide made of Madeleine). (Yet: everything is true: the sweetness, the energy, the nobility, the kindness.)

Mourning. At the death of the loved being, acute phase of narcissism: one emerges from sickness, from servitude. Then, gradually, freedom takes on a leaden hue, desolation settles in, narcissism gives way to a sad egoism, an absence of generosity.

The grim egoism (egotism) of mourning of suffering

Egoists hold that a man's primary moral obligation is to achieve his own welfare (egoists do not necessarily agree on the nature of man's welfare).

The search for truth and the desire for beauty were the twin ideals he strove to attain. The keenness of this pursuit saved him from the blemish of egoism which aloofness from his surroundings would otherwise have forced upon him.

See, the trouble with Nietzsche, besides his being a real killjoy, is that he thinks like a spoiled seven-year-old who doesn't want to share his sandbox toys—" "Sam!

The society is the extension of the individual. If the individual is greedy, cruel, merciless, egoistic, etc. so it will be the society.

Loyalty, respect for authority and some degree of sanctification create a more binding social order that places some limits on individualism and egoism.

The true instrument is that, with the help of which, the egoism and my-ness goes away.

Egoism devours all the energy, and in addition it makes one suffer.

This is not suitable for me"- to say this is indeed madness, it is nothing but egoism. To say 'will not suit' is an offense.

To say that, "I will not agree (will not accept)" is great egoism!

Worrying is the greatest egoism!

Worry is the greatest seed [cause] for the worldly life because worrying is the greatest egoism. If the egoism leaves, then worries will go away.

It is no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are, alas, stronger forces than public spirit and sense of duty.

If a man is forever concerned first and foremost with his own interests then he is bound to collide with others. If for any man life is a competition . . . then he will always think of other human beings as enemies, or at least as opponents who must be pushed out of the way . . . and the object of life becomes not to help others up but to push them down.[7]

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

A person who can really be called an unselfish person, has no place in life.

We are all prone to be a little selfish, a little lazy.

What's strange in that? Have you only just discovered That everyone loves himself more than his neighbor?

Homo homini lupus é uma das tristes certezas da vida. A tese, com efeito, pode ser alargada, e aplicada não só ao egoísmo nacional como também ao egoísmo dos indivíduos. (...)Só a paz é infecunda, só a concórdia é improfícua, só o humanitarismo é anti-humanitário. E assim morre, ante a análise sociológica, o último dos falsos princípios da Democracia moderna.

L?udat fie Domnul pentru faptul c? nu sunt bun, Åži c? am egoismul natural al florilor Sau al râurilor ce îÅŸi urmeaz? calea Preocupate f?r? s?-ÅŸi de-a seama Doar s? înfloreasc? sau s? curg? la vale. Iat? singura misiune pe-aceast? lume, Asta ÅŸi numai asta- adic? a exista cât se poate de clar, Åži a ÅŸti s? o faci f?r? s? te gândeÅŸti c? exiÅŸti.