Character Quote by Cheryl Strayed

We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by…

— Cheryl Strayed

Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.

— Robert A. Heinlein

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

— Mario Benedetti

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

— Jessica Lange

We all are selfish, some of us just happen to render some selfless services in the process of our selfish acts.

— Emmanuel Rho

Selfishness is a quality and not necessarily a bad thing.

— Arjen Robben

Human beings are endowed by nature with both selfish and unselfish impulses.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

Kindness and generosity ... form the true morality of human actions.

— Madame de Stael

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

— William E. Gladstone

Be warned that if you wish, as I do, to build a society in which individuals cooperate generously and unselfishly towards a common good,…

— Richard Dawkins

Selfishness does not mean only to do things for one's self. One may do things, affecting others, for his own pleasure and benefit. This…

— Ayn Rand

“Even a thousand acts of kindness can be undone by a single unintentional harm, revealing the fragility of trust in human relationships, and the…

— Renuka Goria