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Definition of Egoists
1. egoist [n] - See also: egoist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egoists
Literary usage of Egoists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"That they were not the 11 egoists she had imagined them made her more corn- able.
She had learned a good deal — almost as much he wanted to learn. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"He gave up law to write the series of romances and novels — notably < Rance,> «
The Siege of Rheinfels,' and «The egoists'—which have given him a name. ..."
3. Studies in Theism by Borden Parker Bowne (1879)
"Others may fancy that God should have done more for them than he has, but these
are egoists rather than pessimists, and what they need is not so much ..."
4. From Chaos to Harmony: The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the by Michael Laitman (2007)
"There is nothing better that we can do for our children and for ourselves.
egoists AND ALTRUISTS Some individuals possess a natural inclination ..."