People don't want other people to be people.
Gene WolfeStichwörter: people selfishness labels
Walter had never liked cats. They'd seemed to him the sociopaths of the pet world, a species domesticated as an evil necessary for the control of rodents and subsequently fetishized the way unhappy countries fetishize their militaries, saluting the uniforms of killers as cat owners stroke their animals' lovely fur and forgive their claws and fangs. He'd never seen anything in a cat's face but simpering incuriosity and self-interest; you only had to tease one with a mouse-toy to see where it's true heart lay...cats were all about using people
Jonathan FranzenStichwörter: cats animals dogs selfishness sociopathy narcissism dogs-and-cats animal-kindness sociopath sociopathology cats-being-needed invasive-species
We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self, my dear," he said. "Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek.
Elizabeth GoudgeStichwörter: compassion empathy selfishness pride
People like us, we think differently, don't we? We are different. We do all the things that others do. But when it comes down to it, we don't need anyone else. We're happy doing what we do and having obligation interferes with that. And sometimes I think we don't even need ourselves. What's most important is to find out whether we're right or not.
Simon MordenStichwörter: self-esteem self-discovery reflection selfishness righteousness life-philosophy obligation way-of-thinking
As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate.
Criss JamiStichwörter: day love society god nationalism patriotism death patriotic tragedy vanity memory selfishness memories pride culture falsehood commemoration individual honest universal routine popular-culture pop-culture holiday popular patriot lovelessness pop memorial insensitivity bandwagon commemorate fabrication insincere memorial-day tithe
God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself.
Criss JamiStichwörter: happiness blessings peace god selflessness delight joy selfishness worth obedience righteousness holiness favor worthiness considerate righteous worthy inconsiderate
If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.
Criss JamiStichwörter: happiness world self-control peace selflessness happy selfishness unity worth problem problem-solving solution ultimate-answer together worthiness considerate working-together worthy ultimate inconsiderate
It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed; whereas voting is the only thing the average person can do to force everyone to live how they would prefer. A simple vote is among the largest yet most acceptable forms of bigotry, and that is because people play the card only when they feel that in doing so it conveniences themselves.
Criss JamiStichwörter: politics philosophy belief hypocrisy selfishness philosophers pride voting bigotry apologetics convictions teachings hypocrites theologians convenience evangelists
When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.
Criss JamiStichwörter: talent honesty originality pleasure creativity wit selfishness skill helping-others support envy credit plagiarism copyright copying copyright-infringement
We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.
Booker T. WashingtonStichwörter: ignorance selfishness narrowness booker-t-washington
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