Egotism Quote by Edwin Percy Whipple

The proud and arrogant man is surrounded by enemies, but the kind hearted man attracts valuable friends.

— Ore Abayomi

The character of man as an ego centered individual who desired knowledge of reality so that he could further his dominance over any counterparty…

— Anonymous

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to…

— Diogenes

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness…

— Joseph Conrad

“An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag…

— Agu Jaachynma N.E

“It is a curious psychological fact that the man who seems to be "egotistic" is not suffering from too much ego, but from too…

— Sydney J. Harris

Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.

— Arthur Keith

Every man, however obscure, however far removed from the general recognition, is one of a group of men impressible for good, and impressible for…

— Charles Dickens

From my point of view, he can be called a remarkable man who stands out from those around him by the resourcefulness of his…

— G. I. Gurdjieff

What's wrong with this egotism? If a man doesn't delight in himself and the force in him and feel that he and it are…

— Sherwood Anderson

Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities, superior, either in kind or degree, to those…

— Samuel Johnson

The good-humor of a man elated with success often displays itself towards enemies.

— Thomas B. Macaulay