Selfishness Quotes

693 Selfishness quotes by 476 unique authors

I think that thereâ€™s too much sugar in the world and not enough salt. Kids want to be challenged. Humans want to aspire to something.… — Unknown Author
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs… — Charles W. Chesnutt
There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us — Laurence J. Peter
Love is the doorway through which the human soul passes from selfishness to service. — Jack Hyles
Selfishness and separatation have led me to believe that the world is not my problem. I am the world. — Edward Kowalczyk
We are too much haunted by ourselves, projecting the central shadow of self on everything around us. And then comes the Gospel to rescue us… — Frederick William Robertson
Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness.… — Swami Vivekananda
Altruism is written in everlasting and resplendent character on the Cross of Christ, and it was at Calvary that the centre of life was shifted… — Unknown Author
Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people. — Unknown Author
The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway. — Laurence Overmire
Love is the selfishness of two persons. — Antoine De La Salle
By avarice and selfishness, and a groveling habit, from which none of us is free, of regarding the soil as property, or the means of… — Henry David Thoreau
I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am. — Richard Hammond
Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary. — David Sloan Wilson
Selfishness is like a disease that suffocates our capacity to love. While love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of another, selfishness demands… — Stephen Kendrick
The root of humanly caused evil is not man's animal nature, not territorial aggression, or innate selfishness, but our need to gain self-esteem, deny our… — Sam Keen
We live in a world filled with language. Language impartsÂ identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community.Â Writers are either polluters or part of… — Mary Pipher
Bear in mind three essential qualities in all games of intellect:â€“ Never to show selfishness or to wound the feelings of your adversary. To be… — Unknown Author
Selfishness is when we pursue gain at the expense of others. But God doesnâ€™t have a limited number of treasures to distribute. When you store… — Randy Alcorn
It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no… — R. Buckminster Fuller

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