Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Ever the blameless narcissist, Trump always insists that the buck stops wherever convenient - for him, personally.

In essence, Trump thinks everything should be about him, for him, for his benefit and glorification - and he can't comprehend, and doesn't care about, anything that isn't.

It is singular how impatient men are with overpraise of others, how patient of overpraise of themselves; and yet the one does them no injury, while the other may be their ruin.

I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good.

Egotism is more like an offense, than a crime; though it is allowable to speak of yourself, provided nothing is advanced in favor; but I cannot help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are, in reality, angling for approbation.

Egocentrics are attracted to the inept. It gives them one more excuse for patting themselves on the back.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.

Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

Those who joined us for selfish personal reasons, for a career or other motives will be the ones to leave.

I don't do the whole, 'Put my name on it, make me famous' thing.

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.

No man will work for your interests unless they are his.

A friend advises in his interest, not yours.

Short-sighted is the philosophy which counts on selfishness as the master motive of human action.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

That's what it's all about for Trump. It's always about winning - winning for Trump, by making him look good in each day's reality-television production. It's never been about the country.

I don't for one second spend any time thinking about carefully ingratiating myself with someone for the future.

Where's the mileage in an autobiography? Anyone who writes one inevitably casts themselves as a hero, and I'm not about to do that.

If I can do something about it and won't because I want to hog the limelight, then I really have no right to talk about women's empowerment.

Boris Johnson has only ever cared about Boris Johnson.

For Trump, it's always about Trump and only Trump.

If you do not want to explore an egoism you should not read autobiography.