You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for read more

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.

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

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

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

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.

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

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.

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.