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“But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals.”
“For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.”
“However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you.”
“It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.”
“There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.”
“In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism.”
“According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the happiness of other people; but it is always your own happiness you seek.”