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selfish mean men
It indicates a person who has not only good manners but who possesses a sense of balance, a sure mastery of himself, a moral discipline that permits him to subordinate voluntarily his own selfish interest to the wider interests of the society in which he lives. The gentleman, therefore is a cultural person in the noblest sense of the word, if by culture we mean not simply wealth of intellectual knowledge but also the ability to fulfil one's duty and understand one's fellow man by respecting / every principle, every opinion, every faith that is sincerely professed. Antonio Gramsci
selfish moving ideas
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 easier duty
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish. Thomas Szasz
selfish writing selfishness
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself. Tanith Lee
selfish insecure way
Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure. Sidney Poitier
selfish animal men
Man is the most dangerous, destructive, selfish, and unethical animal on earth. Michael Fox
selfishness size stinginess
stinginess seemed instinctive to him. Darwinian even. He hadn't gotten to his current size by sharing. Laura Lippman
selfish peacock
Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie. Lisa Kleypas
selfish light opposites
The yearning for an afterlife is the opposite of selfish: it is love and praise for the world that we are privileged, in this complex interval of light, to witness and experience. John Updike
knowing skill toughest
Probably the toughest part is knowing that I have to play well. That's the one skill that I am still working on. Stacy Kim
knowing special rooms
Walk into a room, knowing you are somebody, somebody special. Don't ever let them smash that or pull you down. Arthur Mitchell
knowing risk paint
My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can fix whatever goes wrong allows me to paint, not without thought, but without hesitation. Brian Johnson
knowing understanding world
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it. Bryant H. McGill
knowing people next
I love not knowing what's going to happen next. With work, you never know. You rehearse and strive and get it right sometimes, and still you never know. Some people are like that with their marriages. They work and strive and labour and toil at them. God, what a bore! What an unromantic bore! Celia Imrie
knowing vision defects
An object is frequently not seen, from not knowing how to see it, rather than from any defect of the organ of vision. Charles Babbage
knowing mind vapor
The knowing, I told myself, is only a vapor of the mind, and yet it can wreck havok with one's sanity. Diane Ackerman
knowing able kind
My kind of composing is more like the work of a gardener. The gardener takes his seeds and scatters them, knowing what he is planting but not quite what will grow where and when - and he won't necessarily be able to reproduce it again afterwards either. Brian Eno
knowing leader political
Leaders have devoted themselves to politics, little knowing, it seems that political independence disappears without economic independence that economic independence is the foundation of political independence. Booker T. Washington
sovereign molecules maverick
If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God. R. C. Sproul
sovereign sin authority
Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority.