Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.Jean de La FontaineDeceptionManipulationSelfishness Share this
I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions.Michel de MontaigneHypocrisyManipulationSelfishness Share this
This is what self-centered religion does to us: it allows us to use it to further our own ends.John IrvingManipulationReligionSelfishness Share this
Always remember honey. A good motto is: Take all you can get and give as little as possible.Mae WestGreedManipulationSelfishness Share this
Don’t tell people you care about them when all you really care about is getting your own way.Carol Plum-UcciDeceptionManipulationSelfishness Share this
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.George Bernard ShawHypocrisyManipulationSelfishness 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