| He takes it for granted that self-love is properly condemned whenever it can be shown to be harmful to the community. |
| Attempts have been made to subordinate sympathy to self-love, but they appear to me perverse. |
| We should not conclude that pity or other instinctual affections, or even rational self-love, are bad. |
| Comics bring a long history of manifesting cultural anxieties, both self-love and self-loathing. |
| High levels of self-esteem were thought to reflect self-love, in this sense, while poor self-esteem reflected inadequate self-love. |
| It takes courage and vigilance to create a context where self-love can emerge. |
