381. Charity; Self-Preservation "He that pines with hunger, is in little care how others shall be fed. The poor man is seldom studious to make his grandson rich." Johnson: Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Link 415. Narrowness; Self-Preservation "There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good." Johnson: Taxation No Tyranny Link 1,574. Self-Preservation MURRAY. 'It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controverting an opinion which we believe and value; we rather pity him.' JOHNSON. 'Why, Sir; to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is of infinite advantage, you wish well to him; but your primary consideration is your own quiet. If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards." Boswell: Life of Johnson Link