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Quote by Arnold Bennett
If egotism means a terrific interest in ones self, egotism is abso

If egotism means a terrific interest in ones self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living. – Arnold Bennett

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Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity. – Arnold Bennett

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Creativity
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We need a sense of the value of time — that is, of the best way to divide ones time into ones various activities. – Arnold Bennett

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Planning
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Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. – Arnold Bennett

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Change
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There is nothing more natural than to consider everything as starting from oneself, chosen as the center of the world; one finds oneself thus capable of condemning the world without even wanting to hear its deceitful chatter. – Guy Debord

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Ego

The source of our actions resides in an unconscious propensity to regard ourselves as the center, the cause, and the conclusion of time. Our reflexes and our pride transform into a planet the parcel of flesh and consciousness we are. – E. M. Cioran

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Ego

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. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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. – George Eliot

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