puts a harsh spotlight on the financial industry. "The civil suit raises the level of awareness of deceit on Wall Street, the selfishness and self-serving behavior that needs to be regulated."

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Adam Smith, who is often falsely viewed as a proponent of selfishness and hardheadedness, was quite explicit about the pull this has.

经济学创立者亚当斯密经常被人误认为,是一个提倡自私和无情的人，但他却非常明白移情作用。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And here's why. Because this is the No. 1-- equating to selfishness and immorality is the No. 1 cause-- subconsciously mostly, but not only-- No. 1 cause of unhappiness.

这就是为什么，因为这是头号-,将自私等同于不道德是头号原因-,多数是在潜意识里-,导致不快乐的头号原因。

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All of us have this natural selfishness when we are born.

自私是人的固有本性

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Well, in our culture, selfishness and immorality have essentially become synonymous.

在我们的文化中，自私和不道德成了同义词。

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