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All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.
All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.
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.
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.
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.
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.
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.
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.
The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.
The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.