The selfish person is the one who does everything in consideration of himself, in things that can be useful to him. Part of the own lack, the feeling of personal insufficiency, which, through a hoarding action tries to complete. It is good that the individual wishes his own good for himself, says Aristotle. And then he says: As long as the individual is one and indivisible, he always desires and loves himself.

In the Mandala of Emotions, egoism belongs to the family of desires. Egoism and ambition are two brothers with antagonistic paths in terms of getting out of suffering. In ambition the subject goes towards the object, in egoism the object goes towards the subject. The flip side of selfishness is delivery. In this case, surrender originates from selfishness that leads to excessive accumulation.

Emotions are in balance or not. This depends on the mode, the occasion and the duration of the emotion. Selfishness when balanced leads to success, but when it is excessive or deficient, it leads to failure.

The goods considered the most precious are highly contested. This is how the majority of men behave, and the denomination of selfish comes from these customs that are deplorable.

When selfishness is a term of censorship and insult, those who arrogate the best part of riches, honors and bodily pleasures are called selfish.

There is more self-esteem than love in jealousy.

The wise person who has known his superior essence does not give in to narcissism or exalt himself.

Vanity is self-love exposed.

There is no possible dignity for those who work excessively, to feed their selfishness.

Everything for me, nothing for others.

An unhealthy selfishness leads to greed.

Vanity dies hard. In some stubborn cases, it outlives the man.

There is more self-esteem than love in jealousy.

There are people that the more you do for them, the less they do for themselves.

No one can be happy if they don't appreciate themselves.

If you're not good to yourself, how can you expect someone else to be?

Self-esteem is the greatest of all flatterers.

You will get tired of looking at yourself, and tiredness will make you deaf and blind to everything else.

To be good only to yourself is to be good for nothing.

If you don't live with dignity you are dead, and when you are dead you are nothing.

Whoever gets closer to himself, in some way, gets closer to others.

Being emotionally healthy does not mean depending on others who consider you, but on the love that one has for oneself.

Self-esteem is the defensive shell with which we surround our lives.

Security and self-esteem are related, and the second is basic in our lives.

What matters most is that you feel comfortable with yourself.

All for one and one for all.

The individual is his closest friend, and it is himself, above all, who he must love.

True self-love doesn't have to be divulged or displayed in public. It is an inner state, a strength, a happiness: security.

The good person must be selfish, because doing good would imply a great personal benefit at the same time.

When you master the art of loving yourself, you can truly love others. Only by opening your heart can you reach the hearts of others.

It would be impossible to call him selfish who demands only good behavior for himself. However, he would be considered more selfish than others, since he claims the most beautiful and best things.

Dignity must be practiced with everyone and constantly, and especially with oneself.

Whoever loves men strengthens men, because he himself wishes to be strengthened; helps men to achieve success, because he himself wants to achieve success.

Loving yourself is the beginning of an adventure that lasts a lifetime.

The sentences of this article are distributed throughout the Oracle of the Soul.