Selfish selfishness Quotes

“In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.”

“It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish.”

“Love is what freed me from the cell of my selfishness.”

“To a vampire, there is only selfishness.”

“Selfish acts will only lead to your own destruction.”

“Romantic love is the most selfish of all emotions.”

“Thoroughly selfish individuals can be entirely happy. They will be unlikely to find life very meaningful. To such individuals, meaning often seems accidental, coincidental, or tangential … The reason this is so is that selfish people will find life meaningful only when they are not themselves; when they forget their selfish desires and act in a manner more consistent with agape (selfless love). Meaning seems accidental, coincidental or tangential to their lives because, by and large, selflessness is accidental, coincidental and tangential to their lives. There is nothing unpredictable about meaning, only the presence of selflessness in the life of a selfish person.”

“Loving yourself doesn't make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit.”

“Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to do.”