Bases Quote by Frans de Waal

Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality.

— Thomas Jefferson

The basic of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to group that self-interest has to individual.

— Robert A. Heinlein

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

— Rebecca Goldstein

I would define morality as enlightened self-interest...That old Platonic ideal that there are certain pure moral forms just isn't where we are.

— Andrew Young

“Morality means sacrificing your personal interest for the interest of the group and being immoral means keeping the interest of the self above the…

— Awdhesh Singh

What is central to morality is rational self-constraint (acting from duty), in cease where there is no other incentive to do your duty except…

— Allen W. Wood

Morality, in and of itself, is a damning thing. Self-righteousness is a damning thing. You'd be better off to be immoral and face the…

— John Macarthur

Self-interest is the most ingenious and persuasive of all the agents that deceive our consciences, while by means of it our unhappy and stubborn…

— William C. Bryant

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…

— Frederic Bastiat

Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.

— Lincoln Steffens

Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a Divine command, without which it would cease to…

— James Anthony Froude

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