Quotes About Egoism

yo soy tan egoista pero tan egoista que come me da tanto placer ayudarte te voy a ayudar porque yo quiero porque a mi me da placer

From now on I'm thinking only of me." Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: "But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way." "Then," said Yossarian, "I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?

Love is always selfish; the more ardent the more selfish.

I have been judged to be a pessimist but what abyss of ignorance and low egoism is not hidden in one who thinks that Man is the god of himself and that his future can only be triumphant?

Humans are incredibly selfish. And in parents, flaws become hyper focused.

Rejoicing in his absolute authority, the single egoist will exploit it methodically, whereas a mêlée of egoists will bring about a ruinous disorder and a disastrous cleavage, because the contrariety of the appetites to be satisfied will prevent the satisfaction of any single one. Clearly, then, the effect of the pursuit of private ends under cover of the public good will be worse if there are many with a hand in power than if there is only one.

People are far too wrapped up in their own lives to care about what's happening to other people. Even if it is a moment's hot gossip, it's only that - a moment.

No ho feia pas per ell, per bé que ell s'ho cregués així, ans per ella mateixa, per una expansió egoista.

avec la jalousie d'un artiste et l'égoïsme d'un bourgeois

We don't really care about others, except when convenient. Don't believe it?

Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

Insanity is a state of profound self-absorption.

Selfishness doesn't consist in a love to yourself, but in a big degree of such love.

There are always people who aren't human, who think the only thing in the world that matters is themselves.

Uma das coisas que não suporto nos cristãos é sua admiração pela humildade. Imagine transformar a humildade numa virtude! Humildade! Você consegue imaginar um céu cheio somente de humildes? Que ideia pavorosa! A comida ficaria fria enquanto todo mundo ia passando os pratos uns para os outros. A humildade não é boa, Derfel. A raiva e o egoísmo são as qualidades que fazem o mundo marchar.

The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life which is impossible to the pure egoist.

Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.

When people take themselves really seriously, I find it silly and amusing.

Trump will always put himself before anyone and any value and that a lifetime of scams, frauds, scandals, and lies has proven that whoever associates with Trump is discredited.

La guerra nos hace egoístas, sólo ansiamos seguir viviendo un día más —respondió él.

Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.

I don't care what you think as long as it's about me.

Cuanto más me inclinaba a creer en mi importancia, más me dabas tú la sensación de mi nada...