Quotes About Egoism

Egoism is the law of perspective applied to feelings: what is closest appears large and weighty, and as one moves farther away size and weight decrease.

The hatred of egoism, whether it be one's own, as with the Christians, or another's, as with the Socialists, comes about first, as a value judgement under the predominant influence of revenge, and second, as a prudent means of self-preservation on the part of the suffering, by intensifying their feelings of reciprocity and solidarity.

The egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

The moral man is necessarily narrow in that he knows no other enemy than the 'immoral' man. 'He who is not moral is immoral!' and accordingly reprobate, despicable, etc. Therefore, the moral man can never comprehend the egoist.

The egoist loves himself without rivals.

Which of us can resist the temptation of being thought indispensable?

Vi amo, Rossella, perché ci somigliamo tanto; rinnegati, tutti e due, e profondamente egoisti. A nessuno di noi due importa che il mondo vada in rovina, purché noi ci salviamo.

The interior life is often stupid. Its egoism blinds it and deafens it; its imagination spins out ignorant tales, fascinated. It fancies that the western wind blows on the Self, and leaves fall at the feet of the Self for a reason, and people are watching. A mind risks real ignorance for the sometimes paltry prize of an imagination enriched. The trick of reason is to get the imagination to seize the actual world—if only from time to time.

How are you in the profession of protecting people without knowing who I am? I've been told I have one of the most recognizable faces in the world. (Aiden) Wow…just out of curiosity, when you go to bed at night, do you find yourself ousted off the mattress by that ego? (Leta)

Society was self-interest given a pretty gloss.

I guess the Reagan era is defined as the 'I want it all for me, and screw everybody else' era.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire: it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

For the egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief.

I suppose one reason why we are seldom able to comfort our neighbours with our words is that our goodwill gets adulterated, in spite of ourselves, before it can pass our lips. We can send black pudding and pettitoes without giving them a flavour of our own egoism; but language is a stream that is almost sure to smack of a mingled soil.

For the egoism which enter into our theories does not effect their sincerity, rather the more our egoism is satisfied the more robust is our belief

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

Selfish people, with no heart to speak of, have the best time of it.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Just as the 'Holy Spirit was God's answer to the separation, the special relationship was then the ego's answer to the creation of the Holy Spirit.

I have no fear of losing u, for you aren't an object of my property, or anyone else's. I love you as you are, without attachment, without fears, without conditions, without egoism, trying not to absorb you. I love you freely because I love your freedom, as well as mine.

I have no fear of losing you, for you aren't an object of my property, or anyone else's. I love you as you are, without attachment, without fears, without conditions, without egoism, trying not to absorb you. I love you freely because I love your freedom, as well as mine

I forgot at the time that this inability to penetrate a room is a particular form of hesitation to be associated with persons in whom an extreme egoism is dominant: the acceptance of someone else's place or dwelling possibly implying some distasteful abnegation of the newcomer's rights or position.

Zou het onverbloemde egoïsme de kern van het leven zijn? Wie wenst te voelen wat het leven is moet zich ontdoen van zijn verantwoordelijkheden en verplichtingen. Al is het maar voor even. Leven alsof de ander niet meer is dan een decorstuk. Is dat echt zo veel eenzamer, zoveel slechter dan leven alsof de ander altijd en overal een moreel appèl op je kan doen waartegen je geen nee kunt zeggen?