Social motherliness has made women's struggle for liberty the loveliest synthesis of egoism and altruism. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes altruism egoism liberty
For thousands of years, poetry has been picturing love as a mysterious and tragic power. But when anyone says the same thing in plain prose, and adds that life would be colourless and poor without the great passions, then this is called immorality! Ellen Key addcallcolourless share on social
The emancipation of women is practically the greatest egoistic movement of the nineteenth century, and the most intense affirmation of the right of the self that history has yet seen. Ellen Key affirmationcenturyegoistic Change image and share on social
Just as little as terror - not even the terror of war - can save the world, just as little can hate ever be anything uplifting. Love is the only firm ground for peace - not only love for one's fellowmen, but first of all, love of one's country. Ellen Key countryfellowmanfirm share on social
Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity. F. Sionil Jose egoismegoisthumanity Change image and share on social
Altruism is innate, but it's not instinctual. Everybody's wired for it, but a switch has to be flipped. David Rakoff altruismflipinnate Change image and share on social
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. John Lothrop Motley charleempireerect Change image and share on social