Self-preservation is the first law of nature. What's the next sentence?

If not for yourself, the next sentence is "for yourself, the sky will fall."

From Mencius' Heart to Heart, "The Yangtze River takes me, and a dime benefits the world, not for me."

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost, is an idiom in China. Here, "Wei" is pronounced wéi, which means "cultivate one's morality". It means that if people don't cultivate themselves, they will be tolerated by heaven and earth.

Mencius said, "Andy advocates doing everything for himself. If pulling out a hair can benefit the world, he will quit. "

Yang Zhu's Other Moral Views

Yang Zhu's integrity is protected, and he values himself. Your old man, Mawangdui silk, Lao Tzu said: be empty, be extreme; Keep love and watch. What you value is family, which is in line with Lao Tzu's original intention. I didn't think it was just for personal benefit.

Because real or reasonable egoism, in order to safeguard one's own life, interests or happiness, can be regarded as egoism, although it will not deliberately do altruistic things, but at least it will not endanger the happiness of others.

"Self-protection and self-interest are natural instinctive requirements, but only with considerable intelligence and education can we safeguard our own interests; You must also have considerable self-cultivation and restraint in order not to harm the legitimate interests of others. Therefore, egoism has its moral value. "

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Zhu