Me, me, me. Mine, mine, mine. Here are some proverbs and quotes about selfishness, greediness and egoism.
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A morsel eaten selfishly does not gain a friend.
An egoistic person can't realize his own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others.
Eating a lot does not satisfy greediness.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
Georg Christoph LichtenbergI am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Barbra StreisandI have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Jane AustenIf you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
Adam GrantIt is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Gore VidalLet us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.
Richard DawkinsMan serves the interests of no creature except himself.
George OrwellSource: Animal Farm
Not In My Backyard.
(unknown author)NIMBY
Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
F. Sionil JosePeople are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
Mother TeresaPoint me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance.
Graham GreeneSelfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Jane AustenThe point is that you can't be too greedy.
Donald TrumpThere was a most special greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug.
J.R.R. TolkienSource: The Hobbit - Chapter 1 - An Unexpected Party
About the dragon.
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.
Gustave FlaubertWe are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity.
Stephen Hawking