Freedom Quotes
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
"Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
Wilde distinguishes living freely from demanding that everyone else follow one’s preferences.
Key takeaway:
Respect another person’s freedom alongside your own.
Origin of the quote
The Soul of Man under Socialism (1891).
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe post faithfully excerpts the first clause of a longer passage that continues by defining unselfishness as allowing other people their own lives.
