Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.

Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.

Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.

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.

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the read more

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to read more

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.

He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.

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.

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than the rest of the world read more

Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than the rest of the world are blind because the truth lies elsewhere

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.