Selfish motives Quote by Dan Ariely

“Never ascribe to irrational benevolence what selfishness will explain.”

— Yoon Ha Lee

“Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.”

— Scott Adams

“Rational self-interest is always what morality boils down to.”

— Rebecca Goldstein

“We would often be ashamed of our best actions if the world only knew the motives behind them.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Don’t confuse selfishness and stupidity with malice. People seldom consider the consequences of their impulsive actions.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“When you constantly question the motives of others you can't see them in their truest form.”

— Jayce O'Neal

“if people begin by thinking rationally, the danger is that they may end by acting rationally also.”

— Grant Allen

“The motives of mankind are plainer than the motions they produce.”

— R.D. Blackmore

“Humans are selfish creatures who can always be counted on to do the wrong thing.”

— Jennifer Donnelly

“I cannot convince myself that my mental capacities are important enough to justify either the good or the harm they started.”

— William Golding

“The point is, there is no feasible excuse for what we are, for what we have made of ourselves. We have chosen to put…

— Iain Banks

“Our purest deeds are those done subconsciously, Otherwise they are biased.”

— Tapan Ghosh