--- title: "9 Selfishness Like Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Selfishness Like quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Selfishness Like sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/anonymous-1_foolishness_an-inextricable-relationship-between-the_61349.jpg" --- > [An inextricable relationship between the foolishness and the selfishness is like that of an egg and a chicken. No one knows which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/an-inextricable-relationship-between-the-foolishness-and-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/anonymous-1_foolishness_an-inextricable-relationship-between-the_61349.jpg) > [Art of selfishness. I would like, my wife always to be happy, so can give their husband happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/art-of-selfishness-i-would-like-my-wife-always-to-be-happy-so-can/) [Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/mak-786-30_art_art-of-selfishness-i-would-like-my-wife_2970026.jpg) > [Selflessness is like waiting in a hospital In a badly-fitting suit on a cold wet morning. Selfishness is like listening to good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-larkin/selflessness-is-like-waiting-in-a-hospital-in-a-badly-fitting-suit-on/) [Philip Larkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-larkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/philip-larkin-1822_cold_selflessness-is-like-waiting-in-a-hospit_3210029.jpg) > [“little children never get frozen by their selfishness. Like the disciples, they come just as they are, totally self-absorbed. They seldom get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-miller/little-children-never-get-frozen-by-their-selfishness-like-the/) [Paul Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/paul-miller-36304_child_little-children-never-get-frozen-by-thei_40183.jpg) > [I was of course about winning but, at the same time, I definitely had some selfishness like a lot of players do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/i-was-of-course-about-winning-but-at-the-same-time-i-definitely-had/) [David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/david-lee-3951_culture_i-was-of-course-about-winning-but-at-the_495652.jpg) > [If there's anything I'd like to preach about, the loudest, other than the Gospel, it's selfishness. If there's anything I'd like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-hyles/if-there-s-anything-i-d-like-to-preach-about-the-loudest-other-than/) [Jack Hyles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-hyles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/jack-hyles-6879_heart_if-there-s-anything-i-d-like-to-preach-a_1602254.jpg) > [I guess I've been waiting so long I'm looking for perfection. That makes it tough." "Waiting for perfect love?" "No, even I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/i-guess-i-ve-been-waiting-so-long-i-m-looking-for-perfection-that-2/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/haruki-murakami-21_knees_i-guess-i-ve-been-waiting-so-long-i-m-lo_1596071.jpg) > [“No, even I know better than that. I’m looking for selfishness. Perfect selfishness. Like, say I tell you I want to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/no-even-i-know-better-than-that-i-m-looking-for-selfishness-perfect/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/haruki-murakami-21_selfishness_no-even-i-know-better-than-that-i-m-look_270826.jpg) > [Selfishness is like a disease that suffocates our capacity to love. While love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/selfishness-is-like-a-disease-that-suffocates-our-capacity-to-love/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/stephen-kendrick-12724_capacity_selfishness-is-like-a-disease-that-suffo_1890704.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfishness-like/#itemlist", "name": "Selfishness Like Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "An inextricable relationship between the foolishness and the selfishness is like that of an egg and a chicken. 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