Selfish Quotes

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In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being. — Robert Louis Stevenson
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If… — Thomas Szasz
If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I… — Sachin Tendulkar
Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. — William Makepeace Thackeray
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse… — Charles Trevelyan
People have evolved into something selfish, greedy and intolerant. People are unaccepting, because of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation... I've seen it in punk clubs,… — Gerard Way
My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that beset the world.… — Andrew Weil
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. — Richard Whately
Love exercised while duty is neglected will make children headstrong, willful, perverse, selfish, and disobedient. If stern duty is left to stand alone without love… — Ellen G. White
I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me. — Alfred North Whitehead
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. — Oscar Wilde
When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone. — Tennessee Williams
Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of… — E. O. Wilson
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man,… — Frances Wright
My hunch is that people often affiliate with causes online for selfish and narcissistic purposes. Sometimes, it may be as simple as trying to impress… — Evgeny Morozov
From the very beginningâ€” from the first moment, I may almost sayâ€” of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief… — Jane Austen
Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and… — Steven Pressfield
My mother said I broke her heart...but it was my integrity that was important. Is that so selfish? It sells for so little, but it's… — Alan Moore
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. — Ambrose Bierce
It's usually the selfish people who are loved the most. They do what you deny yourself, and you love them for it. You give them… — Saul Bellow

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