Quotes by Selfishness Greed and selfishness do seem to be central motivators of mankind. Raymond Khoury selfishness mankind greed We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken. (Despite) all the selfishness that chills like east winds the world, the whole human family is bathed with an element of love like a fine ether... The effect of the indulgence of this human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration. Ralph Waldo Emerson selfishness kindness wind The worthless and offensive members of society, whose existence is a social pest, invariably think themselves the most ill-used people alive, and never get over their astonishment at the ingratitude and selfishness of their contemporaries. Ralph Waldo Emerson selfishness people thinking It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise. Richard Dawkins disguise inspection selfishness Selfishness is the root of great evil. Richard G. Scott selfishness roots evil A gene might be able to assist replicas of itself that are sitting in other bodies. If so, this would appear as individual altruism but it would be brought about by gene selfishness. Richard Dawkins selfishness sitting would-be The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness. Ralph Waldo Emerson radicalism selfishness hatred The Lord supplies our needs, but not our selfishness R.J. Rushdoony selfishness lord needs Lust is raw selfishness. It's all about my wants, my needs, my pleasure. Most love songs are actually lust songs. Rick Warren selfishness lust song Gratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion. Robert A. Heinlein selfishness gratitude real The greatest productive force is human selfishness. Robert A. Heinlein selfishness libertarian liberty 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 moral-behavior selfishness conflict The greatest surprise of human evolution may be that the highest form of selfishness is selflessness. Robert E. Ornstein selfishness may motivational Adultery is a meanness and a stealing, a taking away from someone what should be theirs, a great selfishness, and surrounded and guarded by lies lest it should be found out. And out of meanness and selfishness and lying flow love and joy and peace beyond anything that can be imagined. Rose Macaulay selfishness joy lying The planet should not be used as a warehouse of resources to serve humanity's selfishness Rowan Williams selfishness used humanity It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it. Roz Chast mental-health selfishness care The common trait of all evil is nothing other than egoism... Basically all human evil comes from what we call the selfishness. Rudolf Steiner selfishness evil common If you could leave your selfishness, you would see how you've been torturing your soul. Rumi your-soul selfishness soul Be not in the desire of thine own ease. Saadi selfishness ease desire It is folly to abstain all day long from food, but fail to abstain from sin and selfishness. Saint John Chrysostom selfishness sin long «678910111213141516»
