Quotes: Egotism, Self-Centered (an I specialist with self-admiration which lets off esteem)
egotism
1. An excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.
2. Selfishness; self-centeredness; egoism.
Quotes
Egotists are always me-deep in conversation.
—Anonymous
One nice thing about egotists: They don’t talk about other people.
—Lucille S. Harper
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pains of stupidity.
—Frank Leahy
There’s only one thing that can keep growing without nourishment: the human ego.
—Marshall Lumsden
Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself.
—Pascal
ego: The only thing that can keep growing without nourishment.
—Evan Esar
egocentric: A person who has his I’s too close together.
—Evan Esar
egocentricity: The vanity that makes you wonder what people are thinking about you when they are really wondering what you are thinking about them.
—Evan Esar
egotist: 1. A person who is his own best friend. 2. An I specialist. 3. A man whose opinions all change, except the one he has of himself.
—Evan Esar
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