“Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
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.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Simone Weil (1909–1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist
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.”
Marian Wright Edelman (1939) American children's rights activist
Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980) American critic and writer
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.”
Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States
Source: Nemesis Games (2015), Chapter 42 (p. 432)
Natsuki Takaya (1973) Manga artist
Source: Fruits Basket, Vol. 16