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1 " Self-acceptance should not be confused with an over-vaulting aggrandisement of self over others. That individual's exaggerated positive view of self relies upon a comparison with others - they sustain their own positive self-view, relatively, by maintaining a negative view of others. "
― Dave Mearns , Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy
2 " He [Eugène Rougon] believed exclusively in himself; where another saw reasons, Rougon possessed convictions; he subordinated everything to the incessant aggrandisement of his own ego. Despite being utterly devoid of real self-indulgence, he nevertheless indulged in secret orgies of supreme power. "
― Émile Zola , Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (Les Rougon-Macquart, #6)
