We sometimes give someone something they need, with the subconscious hope that that will increase the chances of life giving us something we want.

Like philanthropy, charity is the deceptive art of making others happy, or less unhappy, in order to make yourself happy, or happier.

There is no such thing as selflessness. There are only fair and unfair selfishness.

We pray for others mainly or even only for ourselves.

Putting someone before yourself is possible only if that is done literally.

It is not only every man for himself but also every man for some men for himself.

We are, or rather our natural desire to evade pain and to attain pleasure is, the primary reason we do or say every single thing we do or say.

*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.

Every single good person is a good person for their own sake, not for the sake of humanity, not even for the sake of another human being.