“Selfish people lose so much in life, because even when they realize they are wrong, they don’t know how to ask for forgiveness or show regrets.” – Unknown
(Orang-orang yg egois kehilangan banyak hal di dalam hidup, alasannya bahkan saat mereka menyadari bahwa mereka salah, mereka tidak tahu bagaimana meminta maaf atau menunjukkan penyesalan.)
“It is impossible for a selfish person to find real happiness.” — Mercedes Joubert.
(Tidak mungkin utk seorang yg egois menemukan kebahagiaan yg sesungguhnya.)
“It is the ignorant person who seeks his or her own ends at the expense of the greater whole. It is the ignorant person, therefore, who is the selfish person. The truly wise person is never selfish.” — Ralph Waldo Trine
(Orang kolot yg mengejar tujuannya sendiri dgn mengorbankan keseluruhan yg lebih besar. Oleh alasannya itu, orang yg kolot ialah orang yg egois. Orang yg benar-benar bijak tidak pernah egois.)
“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” — Benjamin Franklin
(Dia yg jatuh cinta pada dirinya sendiri tidak akan mempunyai saingan.)
“Selfish people are, by definition, those whose activities are devoted to bringing themselves happiness. Yet. . . these selfish people are far less likely to be happy than those whose efforts are devoted to making others happy.” — Bernard Rimland
(Orang-orang yg egois, berdasarkan definisi, mereka yg kegiatannya bertujuan utk membawa kebahagiaan bagi diri mereka sendiri. Namun. . . orang-orang egois ini jauh lebih kecil kemungkinannya utk senang daripada mereka yg usahanya ditujukan utk menciptakan orang lain bahagia.)
“That man who lives for self alone, lives for the meanest mortal known.” — Joaquin Miller
(Orang yg hidup utk diri sendiri, hidup utk orang yg paling kejam yg pernah dikenal.)
“Sometimes, you have to do what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everybody else.” — unknown
(Ka&g-ka&g kau harus melaksanakan apa yg terbaik utk dirimu & hidupmu, bukan apa yg terbaik utk orang lain.)
