Self-sacrifice is said to be the good, self-interest the evil.
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Ultimately, the only way out of this looming crisis lies with the boomer gentry doing something totally out of character: getting past their self-interest and self-love for the good of the next generation.
The book brims not only with the self-exculpation you might expect but also with a good deal of self-congratulation which, in the circumstances, you might not.
Believers seeking healing regularly visit Mama Safi, a self-proclaimed "good witch, " who gained her powers after being visited by spirits, she says.
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If you're self-employed, good luck trying to find insurance right now.
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"Whilst Waste Watch believes encouraging people to recycle is a good thing, there is also evidence that suggests self-rewarding people for good behaviours may encourage people only to act in the future if rewarded, rather than acting because they care or value society and the environment, " he said.
Aristotle picked up the theme, explaining that good self-love is vital for intimacy.
We believe that self-reliance exercised through good sense and a strong work ethic is a virtue that earns limitless rewards.
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It didn't self-destruct, in good part because Wall Street firms and banks started using their own capital to do leveraged buyouts.
Forty-three percent of self-identified independents cited good moods.
He added that as well as being good for self-esteem, the sport offers support.
Knowing how to take a good smartphone self-portrait has been an important professional skill for Ms. Craig.
Is the moral purpose of those who are good, self-immolation for the sake of those who are evil?
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In other words, CouchSurfing is a largely rhizomatous affiliation of strangers intersecting with one another not only out of self-interest but for the good of all.
In a fabulous lecture discussing true motivators of human behavior (in a nutshell: self-direction and to master good ideas and worthwhile skills) writer Daniel Pink describes Atlassian Software.
In the 200 years since Kant, a key principle of ethics has been that motivation must be free of self-interest, and intrinsically good, if it is to be recommended as a guide for behaviour.
Mayersohn declined to discuss specific sales figures, but he did say that the margins on self-published books are very good (do I detect shades of Amazon here?), even better than those of the print-on-demand traditional books.
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"It is only right that work programme advisers help jobseekers explore all possible avenues for work and for some self-employment is a really good option, " said the Employment Related Services Association's chief executive Kirsty McHugh said.
We said we were building children's self-esteem so they could be successful, but it never occurred to us that giving kids what psychologists call "cheap self-esteem" could do more harm than good by making our kids think they're 10-feet tall and bulletproof when they're neither.
What the Palestinians will not do is accept Mr Barak's good-guy self-portrait on trust.
Fortunately, PrettyPark seems contained inside France because its mechanism for e-mail-based self-perpetuation isn't very good, Schrader said.
Its Encore program has begun to publish books by self-published authors whose work attracts good reviews on Amazon.com.
Psychiatrists, therapists, self-help books - everyone recommends good "sleep hygiene", regular exercise, structured social activities and, above all, taking your medication daily and on time.
"Players are starting to realise their potential and one thing we've been trying to create is a self-belief, that they are good enough, " he said.
Though many of us are open to a good deal of self-exposure online, we do draw lines in how much we choose to put on display.
"I found in my experiences that it's not that men are consciously discriminating against promoting women, but I do believe as people we have self-images about what's good, " she said.
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"They were remarkably polite, self-disciplined and calm and had a good attitude to learning, " she said.
Sadly, however, those who often seek office are perceived to be self-indulged rather than have the public good in mind.
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