selfishness

Unselfish Hands

"Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour'd and unsung�"
          --- Sir Walter Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."
          --- Kahlil Gibran

"Happiness is a perfume you can�t pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself."
          --- Emerson

"He who takes but never gives, may last for years but never lives."
          --- Author Unknown

"I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . . in important things, diversity. . . in all things, generosity."
          --- George Bush, 41st US President

"Love is what�s left in a relationship after all the selfishness has been removed."
          --- Cullen Hightower

"I�ve given up reading books, I find it takes my mind off me."
          --- Oscar Levant

"Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out."
          --- Nick Richardson

"Make a living by what you get, and make a life by what you give."
          --- Arland L. Larsen

"Nothing is impossible if we don't care who gets the credit."
          --- F. Warren Nuesmeyer

"None are so empty as those who are full of themselves."
          --- Benjamin Whichcote

"Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find it out."
          --- Frank A. Clark

"The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies."
          --- B. C. Forbes

"The three signs of great men are - generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success."
          --- Otto von Bismarck

"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."
          --- Confucius

"To give a gift that�s wrapped with your love and tied with your heartstrings is to give a most precious gift; one that will last a lifetime."
          --- Cynthia Johnson

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist."
          --- Francis P. Church, editorial in New York Sun

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