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Egotism Quotes

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director. John Milius
George V. Higgins quote: "Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see."
Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see. George V. Higgins
Barbara Stanwyck quote: "Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity."
Egotism - usually just a case of mistaken nonentity. Barbara Stanwyck
Thomas Carlyle quote: "Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries."
Egotism is the source and summary of all faults and miseries. Thomas Carlyle
Frank Leahy quote: "Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. Frank Leahy
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen."
Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen. Ambrose Bierce
Hugh Kingsmill quote: "Hamlet is egotism as it appears to itself, and Don Quixote is..."
Hamlet is egotism as it appears to itself, and Don Quixote is egotism as it appears to the detached observer. Hugh Kingsmill
If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of sex, people would forget a good deal about sex and find the explanation for everything in egotism. Wallace Stevens
If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race. Alexander Smith
George Santayana quote: "Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism..."
Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. George Santayana
Arnold Bennett quote: "If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is..."
If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living. Arnold Bennett
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "I think now the trace of egotism may have been the beginning..."
I think now the trace of egotism may have been the beginning of all his troubles Robert M. Pirsig
Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too, and what man wanted the plainly matter-of-fact, when he could enjoy instead Sophia's delicious folly? Georgette Heyer
Everyone, either from modesty or egotism, hides away the best and most delicate of his soul’s possessions; to gain the esteem of others, we must only ever show our ugliest sides; this is how we keep ourselves on the common level Gustave Flaubert
It always seemed strange to me that the things we admire in men: kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest: sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self interest are the traits of success. John Steinbeck

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