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Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.
Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.
As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.
That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.
That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known.
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.
The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
