Word: selfishnesses
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...shall see whether in the worlds greatest city the forces of greed and plunder can completely muzzle the truth and whether they can appease the public appetite with Dead Sea fruit in order that they themselves may get control of the Government of New York to serve their own selfish ends at the expense of humanity and decency and honesty in municipal administration...
...Ettore. Basking with them are semi-permanent guests, a durable male friend, a spirited girl cousin. To the baskers blows a breeze-news of a desirable position for the host in England. A jog is indicated in everyone's life. Clouds follow the breeze, each basker having a selfish reaction to this jog. Thunderheads follow clouds, each basker lying to himself about his selfish reaction. A storm bursts, with rumblings of anger, shaft of malice, gales of recrimination, deluges of tears. The sun reappears when, for a motive of her own, a delicious minor character-the spinster sister...
Again our failure to see clearly is due partly to passion that blinds us often selfish, ignoble passion, impatience with those who oppose us, jealously, vindictiveness, fear, or avarice of wealth and fame. Sometimes the passion springs from better motives, a desire to help others unjustly treated, or eagerness for the success of a cause in whose righteousness we have faith I knew a man who made a rule when indignant to write a letter as strongly as he felt, then address if to himself and drop it into the mail. On receiving if the next morning...
...peoples to follow "the Christian doctrine of the Golden Rule," which is "when you come down to it, the only true 'real politik' in the philosophy of life and that it is an unquestionable truth that he who seeks to save his life by purely selfish means must end by losing...
Fifth Avenue Models. Mary Philbin is one of the minority of actresses who do not play as often as their ability entitles them to. Possibly she has a husband and family who cut into her career; possibly directors do not think she is good. The former are selfish and the latter are dense. In this picture, there is not much narrative. Poor old papa went to jail and for a while it seemed that daughter would wake up some morning and find that working girls do get into trouble. Papa was, of course, innocent; employer was honorable; daughter reaped...