Own Interest Quotes

53 quotes by 47 authors

He who becomes a Muslim does so in his own interest. — Abu Bakr
I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I find youthful looks appealing. — Julie Burchill
Very often the opinion of the clients must be disregarded in their own interest. — John Mercer Johnson
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
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
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
However, I must stress that my own interest is immediate and in the picture. What I am conscious of and what I feel is the… — Aaron Siskind
We have the self-evident right to regulate our trade according to our own will and our own interest . . . . This right can… — James Madison
The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to… — Joseph Campbell
It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing… — Sallust
I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature, to… — Dalai Lama
It comes down to risk, again and again. If you risk coming out, if you risk making pictures that arenâ€™t good, you might discover something… — Joel Meyerowitz
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
The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest. — John Buchanan Robinson
My own interest in basic aspects of electron transfer between metal complexes became active only after I came to the University of Chicago in 1946. — Henry Taube
Unfortunately for ethical egoism, the claim that we will all be better off if every one of us does what is in his or her… — Peter Singer
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
Itâ€™s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we… — Dalai Lama
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
The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others. — Dalai Lama

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