What impels every man to the utmost exertion in the service of his fellow man. Is, in the market not compulsion on… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Life is hard when you think everything is about you. The truth is, no matter who you are, it's not always about… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
Drama is Drama. Bullying is Bullying. No matter what reasons people do it for, it will usually be out of self-interest or… — Isaiah Harden Copy Share Image
As far as the stars are from the earth, and as different as fire is from water, so much do self-interest and… — Lucan Copy Share Image
We must forget ourselves and all self-interest, and listen, and be attentive to God. — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Copy Share Image
Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to… — Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom Copy Share Image
In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Can we get out of this system something good for us? We could, if we were united with an intelligent self-interest that… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good. — William H. Prescott Copy Share Image
Ferris: Are you going to be as impractical as that? Rearden: The evaluation of an action as practical, Dr. Ferris, depends on… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Prior to the advent of the civilization of the Third Estate (mercantilism, capitalism), the social ethics that was religiously sanctioned in the… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
I suspect it is for one’s self-interest that one looks at one’s surroundings and one’s self. This search is personally born and… — Lee Friedlander Copy Share Image
Capital must be propelled by self-interest; it cannot be enticed by benevolence. — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
“Our hearts clearly see our own interests but they are completely blind to other people's interests” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
It turns out that one can perpetrate all manner of heinous villainy under a cloak of courtesy and good cheer. . .a… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification. — C. J. Mahaney Copy Share Image
“Rest is good, but laziness is not. Labour is good, but slavery is not. Wine is good, but drunkenness is not. Food… — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
Self-interest, to be sure, is one of the most important, but we have many other motives - honesty, self-respect, altruism, love, sympathy,… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
In practice, the goal of skepticism is not the discovery of truth, but the exposure of other people's errors. It plays a… — Rupert Sheldrake Copy Share Image
His constant fight is with the Nafs (self-interest), the root of all disharmony and the only enemy of man. By crushing this… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the gods have given you. It is now… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
A man's interest in the world is only an overflow from his interest in himself. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
