selflove

Divide with reason; between selflove and society; and be so true to thyself, as thou be not false to others; specially to thy king and country.

The Essays 2007

Now in this sense, I should desire to know, what can be meant by asserting, that selflove, or resentment of injuries, or the passion between the sexes is not innate?

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 2004

That we may be cured of envy, it behaves us to put away pride and selflove; as Paul prescribes this single remedy against contentions

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

But thus much at least, with his no few words he drave into me, that selflove is better than any guilding, to make that seem gorgious wherein ourselves be parties.

Defence of Poesie 1992

Before the brightness of thy heavenly countenance every dirty passion disappears -- pride, avarice, selflove, caution, doubt, disdain, with all which claim Dame Prudence for their mother; and how different a set appears in thy train, those gently-smiling Goddess-charity, meekness, gentle tenderness with unaffected kindness.

Journal of a Lady of Quality; Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 1920

He exercises a vigilance more constant, complete, and comprehensive, every hour and every minute, over each of His people than their utmost selflove could ever attain.

The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874

Thus the respect for the law is not a motive to morality, but is morality itself subjectively considered as a motive, inasmuch as pure practical reason, by rejecting all the rival pretensions of selflove, gives authority to the law, which now alone has influence.

The Critique of Practical Reason Immanuel Kant 1764

I gotta go with Vanessa!! the other two have no self respect or selflove …

Bossip.com 2008

To this strange doctrine, viz. That in the state of nature every one has the executive power of the law of nature, I doubt not but it will be objected, that it is unreasonable for men to be judges in their own cases, that selflove will make men partial to themselves and their friends: and on the other side, that ill nature, passion and revenge will carry them too far in punishing others; and hence nothing but confusion and disorder will follow, and that therefore God hath certainly appointed government to restrain the partiality and violence of men.

Second Treatise of Civil Government 1690