Asceticism is the trifling of an enthusiast with his power, a puerile coquetting with his selfishness or his vanity, in the absence… — Florence Nightingale Copy Share Image
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The major threats to our survival no longer stem from nature without but from our own human nature within. It is our… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
“A greedy insistence that the whole of nature and life must present itself to our voracious demand for instantaneous intelligibility is a… — John F. Haught Copy Share Image
To talk about the need for perfection in man is to talk about the need for another species. The essence of man… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Please tell the greedy people who wants to be buried with money. Life is love, self centered people are not worth it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Only that saner selfishness, which Education teaches men, can find the rights of all in the whirl of work.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is no place for selfishness-and no place for fear! Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“What Melanie did was no more than all Southern girls were taught to do: to make those about them feel at ease… — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Do all you can to defeat selfish shepherding in your own heart. We” — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
Certain beliefs must accompany every action: One should act without selfishness, cultivate compassion for all living things, and develop respect for others. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I don't think we understand what others really want. I think we only understand what we really want. — Anthony Barger Copy Share Image
Selfish people lose so much in life, because even when they realize they are wrong, they don't know how to ask for… — Laylablack Copy Share Image