“What you learn about yourself is that you continue to see that you're selfish. It's so easy, in our Laodicean culture with all the different things that grab our minds that aren't of eternal value, to let those tentacles wrap themselves around your heart. That's one of the reasons why we love going overseas. It helps us to break free of those things. We've been on all of these trips, but it's easy to slide back into the selfishness of life. That's what we find out about ourselves.” MindHeartDifferentReasonHelpingValuesCultureEasyBreakEternalSelfishSelfishnessReason WhyDifferent ThingsAbout YourselfWrapsSlidesTentacles Author:Aaron Kampman
“I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?” ThinkingArtEternalSelfish Author:Liza Campbell
“The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what the world thinks of love. Charity never seeks selfish gratification. The pure love of Christ seeks only the eternal growth and joy of others.” ThinkingWorldTodayJoySpeakGrowthChristDealsPureEternalEternityCharitySelfishSelfishnessGratificationWorld TodayPure Love Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson
“Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for too few of the things that bring real joy. He settles for a mess of pottage instead of eternal joy.” MenWayRealJoyNaturalBrotherEternalOrdinarySelfishMessSettlingBrothers And SistersUnselfishReal Joy Author:Neal A. Maxwell