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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

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.

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.