"The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people."
- Lucille S. Harper

"He who thinks he can find in himself the means of doing without others is much mistaken; but he who thinks that others cannot do without him is still more mistaken."
- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

"We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not to talk of ourselves at all."
- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

Feeling superior and an 'all about me' attitude may cause self-praise and boasting. And, self-praise and boasting may cause a person to have an 'all about me' attitude and a feeling of superiority. Seems circular and like a vicious cycle.

From the song 'Better Than You' by Conor Maynard feat. Rita Ora:

I can do it better than, better than you.
Better than, better than you.

http://youtu.be/OuADyoC03xI

"A man's praises have very musical and charming accents in another's mouth, but very flat and untunable in his own."
- Xenophon

"It is a fact which escapes no one, that, generally speaking, whoso is acquainted with his worth has but a little stock to cultivate acquaintance with."
- Thomas Carlyle

"It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him."
- Abraham Cowley

"Avoid making yourself the subject of conversation."
- Jean de la Bruyere

"The less people speak of their greatness the more we think of it."
- Francis Bacon

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble."
- John Madden

"There is not one wise man in twenty that will praise himself."
- William Shakespeare

"Where boasting ends, there dignity begins."
- Edward Young

"Here is the egotist's code: everything for himself, nothing for others."
- Joseph Sanial-Dubay

"Humility is the Christian's greatest honor; and the higher men climb, the farther they are from heaven."
- Burder

"True humility--the basis of the Christian system--is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues."
- Edmund Burke

"Without humility there can be no humanity."
- John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

"By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches, and honour, and life."
- Holy Bible (KJV), Proverbs 22:4

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
- Holy Bible (KJV), Matthew 5:5

A person does need a healthy sense of self. But there is no need to be egotistical.

From the song 'Don't Need You To Tell Me I'm Pretty' by Samantha Mumba:

I don't need you to believe in me to make me know I'm worth believing in.
I don't need you to lift me up high to know I can stand tall.

I can stand my own ground,
I can stand proud upon my own two feet,
Don't have to be part of somebody else to be complete,
What I really need comes from deep inside of me.

Don't need you to tell me I'm pretty to make me feel beautiful,
Don't need you to make me strong 'cause I'm strong all on my own,
Doesn't come from outside this beauty I know,
Comes from inside my soul.
Don't need you to tell me I'm pretty.

http://youtu.be/OuCIcIQmBgU

 

"There's a fine line between calling positive attention to yourself at work and seeming like a braggart."
- Vivian Giang, How To Toot Your Own Horn At Work Without Seeming Obnoxious
http://www.businessinsider.com/toot-your-own-horn-without-seeming-arrogant-2013-8

"We never could clearly understand how it is that egotism, so unpopular in conversation, should be so popular in writing."
- Thomas Babington Macaulay

Personal bios usually require some self promotion. What would you write in your bio?

Interesting article by Jonathan Rick:
The Art Of Writing Your Own Bio: How To Toot Your Horn Without Sounding Like A Blowhard
http://www.fastcompany.com/3007103/art-writing-your-own-bio-how-toot-your-horn-without-sounding-blowhard

"We wound our modesty, and make foul the clearness of our deservings, when of ourselves we publish them."
- William Shakespeare

"'He that humbleth himself shall be exalted.' This great law of the kingdom of God is, in the teaching of Christ, inscribed over its entrance-gate."
- Sir Thomas Browne

"The true way to be humble is not to stoop till you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that shall show you what the real smallness of your greatest greatness is."
- Phillips Brooks

"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."
- George Arliss

"Humility leads to the highest distinction, because it leads to self-improvement."
- Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie

"The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves."
- Fredrika Bremer

"Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue."
- St. John Chrysostom

"Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues."
- Confucius

"He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility."
- Charles Caleb Colton

"Humility may be associated with quiet, submissive people, but it can lead to strength, love and abundance."
- LifeLessonsForAll.com

"There is this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

EGOTIST, n. A selfish, self-centered person.
- TheFreeDictionary.com
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/egotist

"An egotist will always speak of himself, either in praise or in censure, but a modest man ever shuns making himself the subject of his conversation."
- Jean de la Bruyere

Song #lesson: You may not be as smart as you think....

"But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew."
- From the song 'Colors of the Wind'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbuzskVs6rc

"The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the flu falls on all constitutions."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life and Society and Solitude

"The certain way to be cheated is to fancy one's self more cunning than others."
- Pierre Charron

"The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing them."
- Oscar Wilde

Seems to come from several cultures/countries....
"Self-praise is no recommendation." - Proverb
 http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Phrases-and-Sayings/Question474566.html

"When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed, his praises never."
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

"It will come to pass that every braggart shall be found an ass."
- William Shakespeare

"What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud."
- Augustus William Hare

"It is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one."
- William Hazlitt

"The more anyone speaks of himself the less he likes to hear another talked of."
- Johann Kaspar Lavater (John Caspar Lavater)

"To speak highly of one with whom we are intimate is a species of egotism. Our modesty as well as our jealousy teaches us caution on this subject."
- William Hazlitt

"Seldom do we talk of ourselves with success. If I condemn myself, more is believed than is expressed; if I praise myself, much less."
- Henry Home, Lord Kames

"Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him."
- Holy Bible (KJV), Proverbs 26:12

"There may seem to be many benefits to self-praise and boasting. But, boasting has consequences."
- LifeLessonsForAlldotcom

"We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best."
- Jacques Anatole I. France (Jacques Anatole Thibault)

"Self-esteem isn't about thinking you're the best and that you can do anything (that might be better termed narcissism or egotistical). Instead, self esteem is fundamentally based upon knowing what you do well, and what you aren't as good at. It's about knowing how far you can go, but also about the boundaries of your competence, knowledge and skills."
- John M. Grohol, Psy.D., Self esteem and a Sense of Self
http://psychcentral.com/archives/senseself.htm

"Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits."
- Holy Bible, Romans 12:16

It is better for the praise to come from someone else.

"You're simply the best, better than all the rest
Better than anyone, anyone I've ever met
I'm stuck on your heart, and hang on every word you say
Tear us apart, baby I would rather be dead"
From the song 'Simply The Best' by Tina Turner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC5E8ie2pdM