
“Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
19th World Vegetarian Congress 1967
“Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.”
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.”
Draft for a Statement of Human Obligation (1943), Statement Of Obligations
Context: The needs of a human being are sacred. Their satisfaction cannot be subordinated either to reasons of state, or to any consideration of money, nationality, race, or colour, or to the moral or other value attributed to the human being in question, or to any consideration whatsoever.
There is no legitimate limit to the satisfaction of the needs of a human being except as imposed by necessity and by the needs of other human beings. The limit is only legitimate if the needs of all human beings receive an equal degree of attention.
“Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”
Source: Company Manners: A Cultural Inquiry into American Life (1954), p. 120.
“It’s good being young,” he said, “but some people wear it better than others.”
Source: Nemesis Games (2015), Chapter 42 (p. 432)