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Selfishness Quotes

Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects. William Wilberforce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of..."
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. Ambrose Bierce
Selfishly, perhaps, Catti-brie had determined that the assassin was her own business. He had unnerved her, had stripped away years of training and discipline and reduced her to the quivering semblance of a frightened child. But she was a young woman now, no more a girl. She had to personally respond to that emotional humiliation, or the scars from it would haunt her to her grave, forever paralyzing her along her path to discover her true potential in life. R. A. Salvatore
Harry S. Truman quote: "Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of..."
Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles. Harry S. Truman
George Eliot quote: "Selfish- a judgment readily passed by those who have never..."
Selfish- a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice. George Eliot
William E. Gladstone quote: "Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race. William E. Gladstone
Erich Fromm quote: "Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are..."
Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either. Erich Fromm
Oscar Wilde quote: "Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking..."
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love."
Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Israel Zangwill quote: "Selfishness is the only real atheism; unselfishness the only..."
Selfishness is the only real atheism; unselfishness the only real religion. Israel Zangwill
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration,..."
Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive..."
Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. Henry Ward Beecher
Jane Austen quote: "Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is..."
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. Jane Austen
Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do. Herb Alpert
Just as blueprints don't necessarily specify blue buildings, selfish genes don't necessarily specify selfish organisms. As we shall see, sometimes the most selfish thing a gene can do is build a selfless brain. Genes are a play within a play, not the interior monologue of the players. Steven Pinker

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