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Selfishness Quotes


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


"One is not necessarily made self-centered because he is foolish, but one is very often made foolish because he is self-centered."



"One's Use of Life', if turns into worldly selfishness is called adharma (irreligion), and if it turns into spiritual selfishness (towards true self) is called dharma (religion)."


"A man who loves others based solely on how they make him feel, or what they do for him, is really not loving others at all - but loving only himself."


"Man serves the interests of no creature except himself."


"Start thinking of your guilt as being selfish, because guilt blocks opportunities from arriving for those you care about and for you."


"It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish."


"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small parcel."


"Selfishness is never so exquisitely selfish as when it is on its knees. ... Self turns what would otherwise be a pure and powerful prayer into a weak and ineffective one."
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