His Own Interest Quotes
14 His Own Interest quotes by 12 unique authors
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He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest.
— Abu Bakr
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It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications…
— Noah Webster
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The person giving the advice returns the confidence placed in him with a disinterested eagerness... and he is usually guided only by his own interest…
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Where it is in his own interest, every organism may reasonably be expected to aid his fellows. Where he has no alternative, he submits to…
— Michael Ghiselin
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But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his…
— John Buchanan Robinson
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The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.
— John Buchanan Robinson
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Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader--to look out for himself;…
— James Gould Cozzens
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Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to…
— Joseph Butler
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When tremendous dangers are involved, no one can be blamed for looking to his own interest.
— Thucydides
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An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a…
— Friedrich List
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For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied…
— Prince Philip
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If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man…
— Luther Burbank
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He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the…
— Jose Marti
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When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that…
— Noah Webster
Who Wrote These His Own Interest Quotes
12 authors contributed a total of 14 His Own Interest Quotes as follows: