Quotes about Selfishness

Our prayers are often filled with selfish "wants" God always answers with what we need.

There is no structural organization of society which can bring about the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth, since all systems can be perverted by the selfishness of man.

Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects.

The instructive admonitions, "give an account of thy stewardship,"—"occupy till I come;" are forgotten. Thus the generous and wakeful spirit of Christian Benevolence, seeking and finding every where occasions for its exercise, is exploded, and a system of decent selfishness is avowedly established in its stead; a system scarcely more to be abjured for its impiety, than to be abhorred for its cold insensibility to the opportunities of diffusing happiness.

Neither evil tongues, rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all the dreary intercourse of daily life, shall ever prevail against us.

We can have no sympathy with those who seek the power of government to advance their own personal interests or ambitions.

The poison of selfishness destroys the world.

The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."

Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshiping oneself is best.

When our lives are in alignment with God's will, the Scriptures affirm our direction; when we're off base, it shines its light on our selfishness and disobedience.

If you want your own way, God will let you have it. Hell is the enjoyment of one's own way forever.

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.