Selfishness Quotes

693 quotes by 476 authors

The hope for the twentieth century rests on recognition that war and depression are man-made, and needless. They can be avoided in the future by… — Carroll Quigley
The first thing any coaching staff must do is weed out selfishness. No program can be successful with players who put themselves ahead of the… — Johnny Majors
Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it? — Paul J. Zak
Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice. — Swami Vivekananda
He was no martyr. He was no hero But in the last two years, selfishness gave way to selflessness, lies gave way to truth and… — Unknown Author
The selfishness of an age that has devoted itself to the mere cult of pleasure has tainted the whole human race with an error that… — Thomas Merton
You can't get unless you give. And you have to give without wanting to get. — Theodore White
Lessen selfishness and restrain desires. — Laozi
Through the practice of devotion to God, I was coming to learn that preserving loving relations in this world required much forgiveness, tolerance, patience, gratitude,… — Radhanath Swami
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait. — Giovanni Ruffini
Selfishness draws men into a spiritual vacuum where, absorbed in self service, they shut out all others. — William R. Bradford
Mysticism has often been misunderstood as the attempt to escape this simple, phenomenal world to a more pure existence in heaven beyond. This is not… — Walter Wink
Take the selfishness out of anger and you're left with determination. — Bernie Glassman
PERSONAL IMPORTANCE or taking things personally, is an expression of SELFISHNESS because we make the assumption that everything is about ME!! NOTHING PEOPLE DO IS… — Miguel
Along with selfishness, anger is one of the most serious problems facing the world today — Dalai Lama
If you could leave your selfishness, you would see how you've been torturing your soul. — Unknown Author
Cleanse your body and soul, removing malice, selfishness and desire. — Morihei Ueshiba
I think schools, as they are now regulated, the hot-beds of vice and folly, and the knowledge of human nature supposedly attained there, merely cunning… — Mary Wollstonecraft
From the apparent usefulness of the social virtues, it has readily been inferred by sceptics, both ancient and modern, that all moral distinctions arise from… — David Hume
Tenderness and respect-never selfishness-must be the guiding principles in the intimate relationship between husband and wife — Howard W. Hunter

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