Selfishness Quotes

693 quotes by 476 authors

We must learn that to enjoy happiness we must conscientiously and continuously seek to spread happiness. Selfishness is suicidal to happiness. — B. C. Forbes
Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils. — Nathanael Emmons
There is an honesty which is but decided selfishness in disguise. The person who will not refrain from expressing his or her sentiments and manifesting… — Arthur Helps
How sick one gets of being "good," how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours;… — Alice James
We receive mixed messages about taking good care of ourselves. Love thy neighbor as thyself means to love thyself and thy neighbor. Yet, self-love often… — Jennifer James
If faith is lacking, it is because there is too much selfishness, too much concern for personal gain. For faith to be true, it has… — Mother Teresa
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other… — Oscar Wilde
We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here to designate a… — Frederic Bastiat
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to… — Milton Friedman
The greatest productive force is human selfishness. — Robert A. Heinlein
True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and… — Eric Liu
Selfishness and fear are at the root of (pro-abortion) legislation...We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life...life is a gift not a… — Pope Benedict XVI
The rights of the people to the exercise and fruits of their own industry can never be protected against the selfishness of rulers not subject… — Thomas Jefferson
Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine. — Joel Osteen
But the most important lesson I have learned in my twenty years or research on morality is that nearly all people are morally motivated. Selfishness… — Jonathan Haidt
Love . . . [is] a lack of personal selfishness. — Theodore M. Burton
In contrast to the path of selfishness, there is no room for road rage on the straight and narrow way. — Neal A. Maxwell
We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up by resentment, or engulfed by… — Neal A. Maxwell
The more our hearts and minds are turned to assisting others less fortunate than we, the more we will avoid the spiritually cankering effects that… — Joe J. Christensen
There will be selfishness and greed and corruption and narrowness and intolerance in the world tomorrow and tomorrow's tomorrow. But pray God we may have… — Harold Stassen

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