Marcel Proust
Novelist
"Human altruism which is not egoism, is sterile."
Egoism quotes
Egoism
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Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"I am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason. If one recognizes the supremacy of reason and applies it consistently, all the rest follows."
Sigmund Freud
Neurologist, Psychoanalyst
"A strong egoism is a protection."
Swami Vivekananda
Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
"No more materialism, no more this egoism, I must become spiritual."
Sri Aurobindo
Philosopher, Poet, Politician
"All desires and egoism will have to be banished from the being."
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"That what appears to be egoism so often isn't."
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"Out of Mahat comes universal egoism."
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