It's Not How Many Books You Get

We Are Selfish When We Are Exclusively Or Predominantly Concerned With The Good For Ourselves. We Are Altruistic When We Are Exclusively Or Predominantly Concerned With The Good Of Others.

Ask Others About Themselves, At The Same Time, Be On Guard Not To Talk Too Much About Yourself.

Love Can Be Unselfish, In The Sense Of Being Benevolent And Generous, Without Being Selfless.

Men Value Things In Three Ways: As Useful, As Pleasant Or Sources Of Pleasure, And As Excellent, Or As Intrinsically Admirable Or Honorable.

If Your Friend Wishes To Read Your 'plutarch's Lives,' 'shakespeare,' Or 'the Federalist Papers,' Tell Him Gently But Firmly, To Buy A Copy. You Will Lend Him Your Car Or Your Coat - But Your Books Are As Much A Part Of You As Your Head Or Your Heart.