I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. — Charles Dudley Warner Copy Share Image
“We are all very good at rationalizing our actions so that they are in line with our selfish motives.” — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Be careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate. — Zora Neale Hurston Copy Share Image
“you need to put aside your own selfish motives and consider other people for a change.” — Joe Schreiber Copy Share Image
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts… — Sachin Tendulkar Copy Share Image
The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see.… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“As an artist, my talents are not mine alone to just keep. My creations have to touch lives, spread love and let… — Elizabeth E. Castillo Copy Share Image
Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that it provides selfish motives for doing good,… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“War seems to be ingrained in human nature, and even to be regarded as something noble to which man is inspired by… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“She would have been obliged to allow, if any one had said it to her, that what she submitted to could not… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Meditation without selfless giving is not enough. You may go into very high states of consciousness but the rough edges will still… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Oh, very simple," Derek jeered. "It doesn't matter that I was born a bastard. She deserves nothing better than a man with… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway… Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway… What you… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“So many worthless people relying on French protection are enabled to sin against me with impunity, and nobody now feels that he… — Virginia Cowles Copy Share Image
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“... on the historical scale, the damages wrought by individual violence for selfish motives are insignificant compared to the holocausts resulting from… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
“How is power of speech (vacchanbud) attained? It is when, not a single word is uttered to make fun of others; when… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Sri Yukteswar used to poke gentle fun at the commonly inadequate conceptions of renunciation."A beggar cannot renounce wealth," Master would say. "If… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Do good… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“value of life is based on greed and selfish motives. It is time for African Christians to know and teach that the… — Alemayehu Mekonnen Copy Share Image
People who really want help may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“Whatever I may do to serve you will be prompted solely from selfish motives, since it gives me more pleasure to serve… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
I talk to groups studying the most advanced spiritual teachings and sometimes these people wonder why nothing is happening in their lives.… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway. — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
“To see each of his ugly, selfish motives changed into a good and generous one by the simplicity of a child was… — Frances Hodgson Burnett Copy Share Image
Every selfish motive therefore, every family attachment, ought to recommend such a system of policy as would provide no less carefully for… — George Mason Copy Share Image
