Quotes about Selfishness

The covetous are poor givers.

Trust not your security to one who puts his own interests first.

Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.

Capitalism satisfied the Christian demand for an institution that channels selfish human desire toward the betterment of society. Some critics accuse capitalism of being a selfish system, but the selfishness is not in capitalism - it is in human nature.

A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment.

Whenever we have more than we need, our natural assumption will be that it's for our own consumption.

But I felt that most of us in the world today gave priority to our personal interests.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

Adversity relieves people of vanity and egotism. It discourages selfishness by proving that no one can succeed without the cooperation of others.

The sin which is indulged to the greatest extent, which separates us from God and produces so many spiritual disorders, and which are contagious, is selfishness.

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?

the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus, or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?