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.

Quote by John Buchanan Robinson

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It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned...

It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned...

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation.

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his...

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of...

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...

Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing...

The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit.

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until...

Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

Modern money is almost altogether credit money.

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not...

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone.

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may...

But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he...

But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he...

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper...

When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper...

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the...

Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the...

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes...

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.

There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings.