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Full Idea
There are neither egoistic nor unegoistic actions: both concepts are psychologically nonsense.
Gist of Idea
The distinction between egoistic and non-egoistic acts is absurd
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], 4.5)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1992], p.45
A Reaction
Not quite true, but I like this observation. The idea that you could divide everyone's actions into these two groups is certainly nonsense. But some people are more altruistic than others!
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