egoism

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Egoism mastered diffidence, countered improvidence with "confidence in my strength and cleverness," and channeled all energies into the prolific output of well-made novels.

From Time Magazine Archive

Egoism is to be distinguished from egotism, which denotes the practice of putting forward or dwelling upon oneself, of thinking, talking, or writing about oneself.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Egoism and Anarchism are not so mutually interchangeable as Stirner thinks.

From Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by Zenker, Ernst Viktor

So saying, he sprang to his feet, Egoism in triumph, Altruism put to inglorious rout.

From Overshadowed A Novel by Griggs, Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert)

As H�ffding says, Individualism may be identical with Egoism, but it need not be so.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.