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Ethical egoism – which says that the ethical thing is that which brings about the greatest happiness for oneself – is a relevant ethical theory in this situation.

He spoke continually of himself, indeed, but still in enigmas; a veiled prophet of egoism.

What delicate comprehension of everything, what a loving heart, what a complete absence of egoism!

He has attained to annihilating himself, his hateful ego; but I too; it's not from egoism, I pray not.

My sufferings, my repugnance, my feelings, all my egoism—for I know that I am an egoist—ought to be sacrificed to the family.

And when, with cynical egoism, they have collected their unnumbered dollars, what do they do with them?

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to egoism, such as: arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, and conceit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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