Word: selfishnesses
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...nature of this special attachment that the book-lover must share his enjoyment with others. Dearly as he loves the choice volumes ranged in neat order on his book-shelves, they are but half-used while they are not shared. The bookish man may be selfish, but it is the exception only ; the rule is that the true lover of books is "ready to lend." And so it comes to pass that, at the close of a long, eager conversation on Robert Browning's poems, or Froude's "History," or some quaint old treasure long "out of print," the generous...
...those who first move forward, and in either case an end ought to be made of the practice. If some definite regulation was made forbidding it or if some person were given the charge of the grounds, it could easily be stopped. It is necessary to recognize this selfish tendency of persons to try and get front places in spite of those in the rear. As it is now, the end of the game is lost to many who are anxious to see it, which is of course a great injustice to them. And in view of the fact that...
...great mistake if the records which it leaves in the hands of the secretary are not as full as it is possible for each member to make them. They may be sure that the secretary will ask for no useless information and certainly no one should be so selfish or indifferent as not to comply with his requests...
...professional trainer. This use of the term "Yale ideas" implies what we have always thought, that a Yale man, with Yale ideas, was suit generous. Yes, it is a rarity in the line of professional trainers, and Yale deserves to be congratulated on her good luck. Don't be selfish, dear friends. If there really is some magic charm in these Yale ideas, do tell us what it is, so that we too may labor to possess it. We have our own idea of what Yale ideas are, but we should really like to hear them defined by some...
...growth leads to individualism, self-assertion and independence, and these tendencies seem opposed to unselfish, impersonal regard for other beings. And it is true that individualism, up to a certain point, is both natural and opposed to moral growth. The happy successful individual is especially apt to be increasingly selfish. Few individuals are, however, quite successful, and thus in the growth of most people there comes a stage of checked, disappointed self-assertion, when one's own growth is felt to be hindered by the world. At this stage men tend to become either sentimental or defiant; that is, either...