Of all the vices which degrade the human character, Selfishness is the most odious and contemptible. An undue love of Self leads to the most monĀ¬strous crimes and occasions the greatest misfortunes both in States and Families. As a selfish man will impoverish his family and often bring them to ruin, so a selfish king brings ruin on his people and often plunges them into war.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray