#selfish

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

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Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

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Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. ↗

— Richard Whately

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Selfishness is the only real atheism; unselfishness the only real religion. ↗

— Israel Zangwill

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I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

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The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless. ↗

— Billy Graham

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Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it. ↗

— Douglas Horton

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Sometimes I take a movie selfishly because it's a female lead. ↗

— Melissa George

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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly. ↗

— K. D. Lang

#better #better sense #big #clearly #ego