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Self interest Quotes

"People will love you and support you when it’s beneficial."

"Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest."

"The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish."

"Every man for himself."

"Man serves the interests of no creature except himself."

"The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea"

"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?"

"He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against."

"Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience"

"Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable"

"Every living thing is a sort of imperialist seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself."

"Intellectuals may like to imagine themselves as people who speak truth to power, but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power"

"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."

"Everything is governed by interest "

"When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interest which is thereby designated."

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