Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.
William Makepeace Thackeray
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.
Gustave Flaubert
In jealousy there is more self-love than love.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
Joseph Joubert