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selfness

[self-nis] / ˈsɛlf nɪs /








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There is no amount of lawlessness we will not, at our convenience, argue was bestirred by someone else’s choices or selfness or lack of vigilance.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2015

You will inspire others to create their own selfness too!

From US News Sep. 25, 2012

For the next two weeks, start giving yourself "random acts of selfness."

From US News Sep. 25, 2012

In her perverted selfness, all things have relationship to her own ego, and so she is in continual trouble, like a girl whose love is being opposed by parents and kinsmen.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard

By reason of the increase in gold, books, travel and personal luxuries, some now feel that selfness is beginning to degenerate into selfishness.

From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Newell Dwight Hillis




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