Selfish Quotes

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Critical words to a child are as painful and damaging as being physically hit. They are verbal slaps in the face. Usually, critical words are… — Beverly Engel
You can't expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you're thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish… — Wayne Dyer
Cast down, O Lord, all the forces of cruelty and wrong. Defeat all selfish and worldly-minded schemes, and prosper all that is conceived among us… — John Baillie
It is not selfish or narcissistic to love yourself. It is your first and foremost responsibility. — Alan Cohen
Why should neurotic, selfish, immature people suddenly become angels when they fall in loveÂ ... ? — Denis de Rougemont
Remember the people you address are selfish, as we all are. They care nothing about your interests or profit. They seek service for themselves — Claude C. Hopkins
A great emotion is too selfish ; it takes into itself all the blood of the spirit, and the congestion leaves the hands too cold… — Fernando Pessoa
Be careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them. — Robert Breault
I am in love with girls that are bad and naughty and badass, and a little selfish, but I like to watch from a respectful… — Dreama Walker
Hate nobody; love everybody. It won't cost you anything. Love never costs anything. Love is the most selfish act. It gives you so much protection,… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
It is of course evident that everything in one's religious life depends upon the sort of God one worships. The character of the worshiper must… — Hannah Whitall Smith
A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he… — Oswald Chambers
You are still young, so you think only of your own self. You do not notice the tribulations that occur all around you, to other… — Elizabeth Gilbert
What passes for love is imperfect knowledge. Not knowing, initially, allows faithlessness to dress up as its opposite; casts the inarticulate as enigmatic, the selfish… — Nick Laird
Although our emotions sometimes behave like spoiled, selfish children, unfortunately we cannot send them to their room or tell them to stop screaming. — Jonathan Carroll
If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we… — Alistair Begg
The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy and not to suffer, just as I do, serves as a constant reminder against selfishness… — Dalai Lama
Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already… — Shunryu Suzuki
Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death. — Walter Russell
Can a selfish egocentric jealous and unimaginative female write a damn thing worthwhile? — Sylvia Plath

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