"There was only one thing about his own appearance which really pleased Hercule Poirot, and that was the profusion of his moustaches, and the way they responded to grooming and treatment and trimming. They were magnificent. He knew of nobody else who had any moustache half as good."

Ego, Pride, Appearance, Vanity

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"There was only one thing about his own appearance which really pleased Hercule Poirot, and that was the profusion of his moustaches, and the way they responded to grooming and treatment and trimming. They were magnificent. He knew of nobody else who had any moustache half as good."

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"Not everything is about you.In fact, most things aren't.What a relief, right?"

Scott Stabile, American Author

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"No act is so private it does not seek applause."

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"Possible then the professor inited a little too emphatically upon the inferiority of omen, he was concerned not with their inferiority, but with his superiority."

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"In choosing to exchange precious principles for worthless impulses, I have far too often bankrupted my soul in order to bankroll my ego."

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"The ego hates losing ' even to God."

Richard Rohr, American Theologian

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"Failure is becoming someone who needs others to fail."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

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"The ego is what drives a self-serving individual who hates to admit they are wrong."

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"An empty man is full of himself."

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"It sounds as if you'd like to be God."

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Life

"There are, of course, the people who revolve around themselves--but I agree with you, she's not one of that kind. She's totally uninterested in herself. And yet she's got a strong character--there must be something. I thought at first it was her art--but it isn't. I've never met anyone so detached from life. That's dangerous.''Dangerous? What do you mean?''Well, you see--it must mean an obsession of some kind, and obsessions are always dangerous."

Psychology

"...It was borne in upon her audience that the outside of Jane's charming head was distinctly superior to the inside."

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"Those words of hers had meant nothing - you could not dismiss [however] a human being so easily."

Respect

"A great many men are mad, and no one knows it. They do not know it themselves."

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"I have always noticed that these artists and writers are very unbalanced."

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"When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!"

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"My flute, M. Poirot, is my oldest companion. When everything else fails, music remains."

Art

"Nowadays, no one believes in evil. It is considered, at most, a mere negation of good. Evil, people say, is done by those who know no better - who are undeveloped - who are to be pitied rather than blamed. But, M. Poirot, evil is real! It is a fact! I believe in Evil as I believe in Good. It exists! It is powerful! It walks the earth!' He stopped. His breath was coming fast. He wiped his forehead with his handkerchief and looked suddenly apologetic. 'I'm sorry. I got carried away."

Morality

"Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it."

Advice