3323+ best selfish quotes 2024 {updated}

one line selfish quotes 2023

It’s enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back – Adrian Grenier

Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles – Harry S Truman

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves – Stephen Kendrick

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness – Booker T Washington

Giving yourself some loving attention is not selfish It is sensible If you feel loved and cherished, even if it is only by yourself, then you will have more love to give to others, too – Penelope Quest

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt – William Cowper

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others – Ouida

Suppose you were the last one left? Suppose you did that to yourself? – Cormac McCarthy

If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine – P.G Wodehouse

A selfless act out of even the purest desire to do for others, will be selfish in the satisfaction and happiness it brings to one doing it – Ashly Lorenzana

The subsistence mentality of a person is a prison in which his personal joy is detained If you want to live in joy, you don’t live for yourself alone Live for others too – Israelmore Ayivor

In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction – David Mitchell

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race – William E Gladstone

Even the early droplets of selfish decisions suggest a direction Then the little inflecting rivulets come, merging into small brooks and soon into larger streams; finally one is swept along by a vast river which flows into the gulf of misery and endless whoa – Neal A Maxwell

Selfish, a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their power of sacrifice – George Eliot

No man is more cheated than the selfish man – Henry Ward Beecher

It’s way too easy to see the real face of a person They’re amiable and full of pretense when they want something from you, but the minute you don’t give in, back away or put yourself first, as they do, is the minute they show you who they are – Donna Lynn Hope

A man is nothing more than the things he does to get what he wants – Hal Ackerman

Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds – Prem Prakash

Love is the most selfish of all the passions – Alexandre Dumas

Just two choices on the shelf, pleasing God or pleasing self – Ken Collier

I respect all the innocent souls because they are kind enough to forgive the selfish people around them – Saurabh Sharma

There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish – Lydia Davis

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either – Erich Fromm

You can’t be faulted for being selfish if you’re going to get better because of it – Jerry Lewis

Selfish people try to keep or get things but they lose people – Hannah Garrison

When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued Of course, that’s also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too – St Lucia

But selfish isn’t necessarily a bad thing It only means you take care of yourself and you have to do that to be able to take care of others – Tera Lynn Childs

top selfish quotes 2023

You are too full of your own hopes to hold anyone else’s – Joe Abercrombie

Everyone is the most important person in the world to themselves – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

We all of us need to be toppled off the throne of self Perched up there the tears of others are never upon our own cheek – Elizabeth Goudge

It’s not my job to make you happy It’s your job to learn that only those who quit selfishly seeking their own happiness find it – Richelle E Goodrich

Selfishness is the most unattractive virtue a mortal can possess – Suyasha Subedi

Everyone wants to help the world, but first and foremost everyone wants to help oneself – Maria Karvouni

Each one lives, waving selfishness; indeed, it is human nature; whereas, one’s motives exhibit its frame of mind and character, not nature – Ehsan Sehgal

If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers – Adam Grant

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

A focus on self-preservation is a choice for self-destruction – Craig D Lounsbrough

It is interesting how the selfish, the ignorant, and the constantly angry all tend to be the same person – Wayne Gerard Trotman

Self-interest is healthy to a certain extent, but beyond that it only brings conflicts and primitiveness in the world – Abhijit Naskar

In order to be happy, one must first let go of all pettiness and selfish attachments – Dee Waldeck

Selfishness at the expense of others is bad Self-care for the betterment of others is good – Richie Norton

If I am selfish I might have achieved great things, but achieving great things out of my selfishness is one of the most devastating ways I can think of to fail – Craig D Lounsbrough

Selfishness may result in one’s sense of superiority, but life as such will surely deny them – Eraldo Banovac

The best weapon for selfishness is selfishness for the cause of others – Enock Maregesi

It’s not selfish to do what is best for you.

Always keep a piece of you for you,that’s not selfish, that’s survival.

Sometimes you need to be selfish.

If i am to treat you like the way you treat me,we won’t last till today.

People call you selfish Only when they cannot manipulate you into doing what they want.

Selfish people don’t care about you,unless you are doing something for them.

Some people will only love you as much as they can use you.their loyalty ends when the benefits stop.

When you have given nothing ask for nothing.

How people can be so selfish without thinking of other people feelings and not even feel guilty about it.i guess i can’t be that cold of a person.

Don’t ask me to do something for you that you wouldn’t do for me.

Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves then thay are surprised when they are alone.

selfish people cannot understand what compromising is in a relationship neither will they ever see why it’s necessary in the relationship.

Selfish people also tend to have victim mindset ,their actions plant seeds of loneliness then they cry upon the blooming.

Self love ,self respect, self worth.There is a reason they all start with self,you cannot find them in anyone else.

It’s not selfish to love yourself,take care of yourself,and to make your happiness a priority.It’s necessary.

I am slowly peeling of the many layers of me to find myself.

Self love is not selfish, it’s important.

famous selfish quotes 2023

No more distractions, it’s time to be selfish.

Sometimes you just need to be selfish and take care of you.if they love you they’ll understand.

Choosing to be single isn’t selfish,it’s just smarter to be alone than with the wrong person.

The most miserable people are those who care only about themselves,understand only their own troubles and see only their own perspective.

will be a selfish year my time will be invested on me.on improving my self i want to become a better person physically and mentally.

It’s hard to trust somebody when the person who you completely opened up to is the person who later completely betrayed you.

What are selfish people but ones who use the weakness of others for their own pleasure?

famous selfish friend quotes 2023

Stay real stay loyal or stay away from me.

Selfishness keeps man blind through life.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

Glory built on selfish principles is shame and guilt.

Relationships aren’t designed for selfish individuals.

Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

I’m so tired of: fake friends, drama, liars, being ignored, getting hurt.#selfishfriends

Oh, I’m sorry I forgot I only exist to you when you need something.

Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.

Don’t fear the enemy that attacks you, but the fake friend that hugs you.

You need to stop being so selfish and start caring about everyone else.

While you’re talking behind my back, feel free to bend down and kiss my ass.

Most people are only concerned with their own heart, they don’t care if they break yours.

Insecurities, betrayal, and selfishness are the things that will never make you a happy person.

Who are you to deprive me of the things I want, I had never been selfish my entire life.

The real measure of selfishness is by asking a person how much he is willing to sacrifice.

Putting yourself first is not selfish Thinking about yourself constantly is selfish Please respect the difference”

Selfishness is depriving others of the choices that they can make, Only thinking of your own.

Nowadays, even love is selfish; there is so much selfishness that surrounds the planet we have.

There is nothing born out of selfishness, You just have to give the best you can in everything.

When you are lonely or at least seem to be that way, It would be selfish to excuse yourself.

Better to have an enemy who slaps you in the face than a friend who stabs you in the back.

There is nothing born out of selfishness, You just have to give the best you can in everything.

I really appreciate those people who stay with me even if I am a little bit selfish about everything.

Nowadays, even love is selfish; there is so much selfishness that surrounds the planet we have.

If you live your life as if everything is about you You will be left with just that Just you.

It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority It’s necessary

famous quotes about being selfish

Charity does not like arithmetic; selfishness worships it – Mason Cooley

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect – George Sand

That man who lives for self alone lives for the meanest mortal known – Joaquin Miller

No man will work for your interests unless they are his – David Seabury

Selfish people are in a way terribly capable of great loves – F Scott Fitzgerald

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know because there is no hope of a cure – Jane Austin

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live – Oscar Wilde

There are many selfish people who are extremely original, then they take those pure ideas and use them to raise themselves up, that is an insincere move – Daniel Smith

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either Erich Fromm

Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart, from the belief that love is not abundant – Don Miguel Ruiz

Selfish people also tend to have victim mindsets… Their actions plant seeds of loneliness; then they cry upon the blooming – Steve Maraboli

Selfishness is like a wall A useless wall, without a doubt It cannot hold one’s own joy in But simply keeps the world’s joy out”

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself – Henry Ward Beecher

There are many selfish people who are extremely original, then they take those pure ideas and use them to raise themselves up, that is an insincere move – Daniel Smith

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision – Helen Keller

Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness – Napoleon Hill

A person is called selfish, not for pursuing his or her own good, but for neglecting his or her neighbor’s – Richard Whatly

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves – Stephen Kendrick

If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine – P.G Wodehouse

Selfish- a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice – George Eliot