#selfish

All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. ↗

— Charles Dudley Warner

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I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That's not me. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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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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I find that the crazy narcissists, the selfish loons are often the most fun to be around, weirdly. ↗

— Paul Giamatti

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Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back. ↗

— Adrian Grenier

#enough #giving #giving back #happiness #indulge

We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

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