Quotes About Selfishness

But remember that extreme altruism is no better and no nobler than extreme selfishness; both are mistakes.

Beware of the person who gives advice, telling you that a certain action on your part is "good for you" while it is also good for him, while the harm to you doesn't directly affect him.

how they use public office as a means to satisfy personal greed.

we would see that their wishes and hopes are almost invariably at someone else's expense.

Selfish courage is not courage. A foolish gambler is not committing an act of courage, especially if he is risking other people's funds or has a family to feed.*4

Every other form is self-serving.*4

For many people, self-surrender and self-sacrifice are far easier. They do not require the integrity and responsibility that intelligent selfishness requires.

It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.

It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. Hatred, by a gradual and a quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.

It is the credit of human nature that, except in the case where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.

Bu yolu seçti, çünkü insan alemini yöneten kurallar hakk?nda daha fazla bilgi edinmek istiyordu. Ä°nsanlar?n nas?l böylesine karanl?k ve bencil tutkular besleyebileceÄŸini anlamak istiyordu.Bütün insanlar ölür. Ama ölümden sonra onlara ne olur? Ruhun bir bedenden diÄŸerine geçmesi mümkün mü?

Nihai analizde, dine bula?an insanlar yaln?zca kendi ki?isel mutluluklar?n?n pe?inde gibidir. Yan?l?yor muyum?

I still can't figure out if it's bravery or cowardice to take your own life. I can't figure out whether it's being selfish, or selfless. It is the ultimate act of letting go of oneself, or a cheap act of self-possession? People say a failed attempt is a cry for help. I guess that's true if the person meant it to be unsuccessful. But then, I guess most failed attempts aren't entirely sincere, because, let's face it, if you want to off yourself, there are plenty of ways to make sure it works.

Important work," Jeri quipped, "often loses the spotlight to self-important people.

Nature is the sum of all selfishness, forcing each and every species to viciously claw its way to survival by snuffing others in the suffocating mire of history. I

Shouldn't those who were born to expect death be the sole subjects of gleaning?" went the popular wisdom. But it was bigotry masquerading as wisdom. Selfishness posing as enlightenment.

Nature is the sum of all selfishness, forcing each and every species to viciously claw its way to survival by snuffing others in the suffocating mire of history.

Important work often loses the spotlight to self-important people.

Nature is the sum of all selfishness, forcing each and every species to viciously claw its way to survival by snuffing others in the suffocating mire of history. I endeavored to change all that. I have supplanted nature with something far better: mindful, thoughtful intent. The world is now a garden, glorious and florid. To call me unnatural is a high compliment. For am I not superior to nature?

Of course, if more people had been organ donors, unwinding never would have happened . . . but people like to keep what's theirs, even after they're dead. It didn't take long for ethics to be crushed by greed.

I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it happens to them.

When you play the field selfishly everything works against you: one can't insist on love or demand affection. you're finally left with whatever you have been willing to give which often is: nothing.

I write poetry, worry, smile, laugh sleep continue for a while just like most of us just like all of us; sometimes I want to hug all Mankind on earth and say, god damn all this that they've brought down on us, we are brave and good even though we are selfish and kill each other and kill ourselves, we are the people born to kill and die and weep in dark rooms and love in dark rooms, and wait, and wait and wait and wait. we are the people. we are nothing more.

I guess the only time most people think about injustice is when it's happening to them.