Selfish Quotes

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

As selfishness and complaint pervert and cloud the mind, so sex with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.

Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.

People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids – because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish.

Remember that the best and greatest among mankind are those who do themselves no worldly good. Every successful man is more or less a selfish man. The devoted fail.

They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego cage of I, me, and mine

Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

I had an occasional flash of understanding, but then got selfishly wrapped up again in my own problems and pleasures.