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An unconscious, easy, selfish person shocks less, and is more easily loved, than one who is laboriously and egotistically unselfish. There is at least no fuss about the first; but the other parades his sacrifices, and so sells his favours too dear.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 5 “Selfishness and Egoism”

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A quotation from The Bible

Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.

[μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/

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Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)] - Bible, vol. 2, New Testament | WIST Quotations

Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others. [μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ…

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Quick Quotes Jul 25, 2025

“You can't do it better without teamwork.”
― Ogwo David Emenike

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Andreas Sternowski Nov 19, 2024

Love in #society will only come about when we expand our love. Righteousness in society will only be possible if enough of us decide to expand our personal #righteousness. Just society can only be a sum total of our #unselfishness.
But it is not just a matter of summing up. We are walking this path together and can support each other. The #human #community, #culture and #civilization must begin to purposefully promote this growth. Let us try.

WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 4, 2024

A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:

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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/

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