1. A gentleman is likened to righteousness, and a villain is likened to profit. —— Confucius

2. People who cannot tolerate others are not worthy of being tolerated by others. ——Bernay

3. If everyone loves public affairs, the world will be peaceful; if everyone is selfish, the world will be in chaos. ——Liu E

4. Selfishness is an obstacle to building people up. —— Lu Kun

5. Forget the past like smoke, and be selfless in your heart. ——Tao Zhu

6. Everyone is selfish. ——Plautus

7. Selfishness will always exist. ——Voltaire

8. Selfishness is the source of all things. ——Southey

9. Selfishness is peaceful, it is a force of nature. You can say that trees are also selfish. ——Lord Stevenson

10. Dominant selfish desires are often misunderstood as a person's sacred enthusiasm for devoting himself to human causes.

——E. Hubbard