Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor of worldliness.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid themselves. A lot of them think, 'Yeah, we were the best.' That's the kiss of death. That's non-growth. And also that's very bad for the world.

That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

I've been asked many times if I considered myself a narcissist, so I looked up the real meaning of the word, and I came to the conclusion that indeed I am one. I think of myself as better than other people, not every person, but many, unique and talented, and I aim to success.

To disregard what the world thinks of us is not only arrogant but utterly shameless.

I think that everything starts to go to hell when you start smelling your own farts and complimenting yourself on how great they smell. We're not going to turn into fart-smellers.

Nothing ages as poorly as a beautiful woman's ego.

The biggest obstacle that stalls leaders' growth is the human ego. When leaders start to think they know it all, they stop growing.

Prosperity often leads to pride, which leads to sin.

When you have a book out, it's like a period of protracted or concentrated megalomania, and it's really not normal or good for you or any of that.

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

If you are too into the fans and adoration and the world thinking you are the greatest, then you do not perform well.

I find it alarming that people are so convinced they're the best at anything - presenting, hairdressing, getting dressed.

Vanity is not high on my list of priorities.

If you allow fame to get the better of you, you become nuisance, a public nuisance, a nuisance as a friend, as a member of the family, a nuisance to yourself.