We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

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.

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

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

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.

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and read more

No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called "It.''

He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism, which can only be called "It.''

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.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.