In abstract love of humanity one almost always only loves oneself.Fyodor DostoevskyEmpathyPerspectiveSelfishness Share this
When people say they are happy for you it may mean they are sad for themselves.Josephine HumphreysEmpathyJealousySelfishness Share this
Self-love, so sensitive in its own cause, has rarely any sympathy to spare for others.Madame de StaelEmpathySelfishness Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity