Egoism is suicide. The egoist withers like a solitary barren tree; but pride, ambition, as the active effort… — Ivan Turgenev

Egoism is suicide. The egoist withers like a solitary barren tree; but pride, ambition, as the active effort after perfection, is the source of all that is great ... Yes! a man must prune away the stubborn egoism of his personality to give it the right of self-expression.

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