“I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do, and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.” IfsMenGivingIdeasFactsFightingNamesWorkPiecesExampleHeroCreaturesConsequenceAffairSelfishGentlemanCowardRecklessBackbone Author:George Bernard Shaw
“...in consequence of the film of familiarity and selfish solicitude, we have eyes yet see not, ears that hear not, and hearts that neither feel nor understand.” FeelsHeartEyeFilmConsequenceEarsSelfishFamiliaritySolicitude Book:Lyrical Ballads Source: Lyrical Ballads
“Show me an 'easy person,' and I will show you a selfish one. Good-natured he may be; why not? since the disastrous consequences of his 'easiness' are generally shouldered by other people.” PeopleMayPersonsShowsEasyConsequenceSelfishSelfishnessWhy NotShow MeEasiness Book:Ginger-Snaps Source: Ginger-Snaps
“The destruction of the environment, its improper or selfish use, and the violent hoarding of the Earth's resources cause grievances, conflicts and wars, precisely because they are the consequences of an inhumane concept of development.” WarUseEarthCausesEnvironmentDevelopmentConflictConceptsConsequenceResourcesDestructionEnvironmentalSelfishViolentSustainabilityGrievanceHoardingInhumane Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“The education system today makes and educated person selfish. It makes that person a slave to the senses and as a consequence the person forgets their own divine nature.” PersonsTodayForgetDivineConsequenceSlaveEducationalSelfishSensesEducatedEducation SystemDivine NatureEducated Person Author:Sai Baba
“One of the greatest evils is the foolishness of a good man. For the giving man to withhold helping someone in order to first assure personal fortification is not selfish, but to elude needless self-destruction; martyrdom is only practical when the thought is to die, else a good man faces the consequence of digging a hole from which he cannot escape, and truly helps no one in the long run.” MenGivingFirstsLongSelfHelpingRunningFacesOrderDiesEvilConsequenceDestructionSelfishPracticalsHolesGood ManLong RunsFoolishnessThanksgivingDiggingSelf DestructionMartyrdomEludeHelping SomeoneNot SelfishFortificationDigging A Hole Author:Mike Norton
“What is forgiving? Forgiving is giving up all claim on one who had hurt you and letting go of the emotional consequences of the hurt. How can we do that? It's done at the price of beating back our pride. By nature we are selfish. Forgiving, by definition, is unselfish. Being hurt by another person wounds our pride. Pride stands in the way of forgiving. We cannot forgive without God's help. It might be possible for us to forgive something inconsequential without God's help; but in significant matters, we are unlikely to accomplish anything without God's involvement in the process.” WayGivingPersonsMatterDoneHelpingMightProcessHurtEmotionalPrideLetting GoGiving UpConsequenceClaimsForgivingDefinitionsAccomplishSelfishWoundsSignificantBitternessUnlikelyInvolvementUnselfishWithout GodBeing HurtInconsequential Author:Richard Walters
“I had no companions to quarrel with, nobody to assist, and nobody to thank... the evil consequence of all this was not, however, what might perhaps have been expected, that I grew up selfish or non affectionate; but that, when affection did come, it came with a violence utterly rampant and unmanageable.” Has BeensMightEvilViolenceGrewGrew UpConsequenceAffectionExpectedSelfishCompanionWickednessQuarrelsAffectionate Author:John Ruskin
“A narcissist society, in which each person is busy looking out for number one, can build neither brotherhood nor community. Aren't we glad in this Easter season and in all seasons that Jesus did not selfishly look out for number one? No wonder we have been told, 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me,' and this includes self-worship! (Ex. 20:3; emphasis added). One way or another, the grossly selfish will finally be shattered, whimpering, against the jagged, concrete consequences of their selfishness.” WayLooksPersonsHas BeensSelfJesusCommunityNumbersWonderWorshipConsequenceSeasonsBusySelfishGladOne WaySelfishnessBrotherhoodConcreteEasterEmphasisExesShatteredNarcissistEaster Season Author:Neal A. Maxwell