Action Quote by Emile Souvestre

There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free ourselves from…

— Eric Hoffer

Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive

— Samuel Johnson

We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Temptation gains power by persistent solicitations that beget thoughts that make evil less serious

— John Owen

Every action that we take has some motivation of either being selfish or altruistic. All that adds up.

— Adam Yauch

It is something like the way dame Nature gathers round a foreign body an envelope of some insensitive tissue which can protect from evil…

— Bram Stoker

“Selfishness is self-absorption, self-seeking behaviour that either disregards the rights and needs of others or tramples them deliberately in favour of personal gain.”

— Adelyn Birch

Altruism is masked self-interest. Aggressive self-interest is a masked urge to self-destruction.

— Greg Bear

“In ethics [Aristotle] had two bright ideas. First, that extreme behavior of selfishness and self-sacrifice don't work for most people; look for the golden…

— Norman F. Cantor

“If a mans actions are not guided by thoughtful conclusions, then they are guided by inconsiderate impulse, unbalanced appetite, caprice, or the circumstances of…

— John Dewey

Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.

— Joseph Joubert

We all have vulnerabilities that can sidetrack us from reaching our goals. Recognize the times when you're most likely to give into temptation, and…

— Amy Morin