The secret to having compassion for people is knowing that they are fundamentally selfish.
The mother that would choose herself over her child is no mother at all.
Spartacus has no soul. It resides in the heart of another.
Of course I’m selfish. I want a life. I want to live. What’s wrong with wanting something.[to Loki]
Never apologize for saving lives.[to Mark]
It is human nature, not alien nature. We do not care if our children die, as long as they die in a ditch and not in the road where they will make it bumpy for our vehicles. Selfish children.[to Asta]
If we can’t put the greater good before our own desires, we risk losing everything.[to Lee]
I’m a selfish prick. That’s okay. Selfish pricks change the world.
Human selfishness and vanity are ingrained, indelible.
How do so many people get to be so evil?[Rue Bennett]It’s easier.[Ali]What, it’s easier to do the wrong thing than it is to do the right thing?[Rue Bennett]It’s human nature. We’re selfish.[Ali]
Give generously without thinking about it. Do not do it for show, to impress others, don’t even congratulate yourself in private. Give in humility.
Daemon only ever does what is best for Daemon.[to Corlys]
