He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)

The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people. (Quote by - Lucille S. Harper)

Forever and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion. You created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed greed within our beings. Keep me as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You cause them to act. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself. (Qutoe by - Pascal)

Big egos are big shields for lots of empty space. (Quote by - Diana Black)

The world is polluted with the filth of egotism, suffering in pain. This filth sticks to them because of their love of duality. This filth of egotism cannot be washed away, even by taking cleansing baths at hundreds of sacred shrines. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

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. (Quote by - George Eliot)

The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)

In egotism, one is assailed by fear, he passes his life totally troubled by fear. (Quote by - Guru Gobind Singh)

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the friction of social contacts. . . . It is only in lies, wholeheartedly and bravely told, that human nature attains through words and speech the forebearance, the nobility, the romance, the idealism, that-being what it is-it falls so short of in fact and in deed. (Quote by - Clare Boothe Luce)

Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego. (Quote by - Lao Tzu)

Through self-realization, people dwell within the home of their inner being; egotism and desire depart. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. (Qutoe by - Mizner, Wilson)

The whole point of life is to maximize your emotional income. Getting that ball and going is a tremendous physical thrill, an ego thrill, a personal power satisfaction. (Quote by - Johnny Blood)

The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil may care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar. (Quote by - Robertson Davies)

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he can do something better than reason. (Quote by - Percy Bysshe Shelley)

Nothing is more to me than myself. (Qutoe by - Max Stirner)

The ''sensitiveness'' claimed by neurotic is matched by their egotism: they cannot abide the flaunting by others of the sufferings to which they pay an even increasing amount of attention in themselves. (Quote by - Marcel Proust)

Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see. (Quote by - George V. Higgins)

Egotist. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... (However) names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered. (Quote by - Lao Tzu)

I always thought I should be treated like a star. (Quote by - Madonna)

Mastery is often taken for egotism. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism. (Quote by - William James)