Definition of Self-Preservation

Self-preservation

The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.

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Self-Preservation Quotations

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
Joseph Campbell

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.
Evelyn Waugh

Whether they are defending the Soviet Union or bleating for Saddam Hussein, liberals are always against America. They are either traitors or idiots, and on the matter of America's self-preservation, the difference is irrelevant.
Ann Coulter

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Samuel Butler

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
Diogenes

Self-preservation is the first responsibility.
Margaret Anderson

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.
Jose Marti

Self-preservation, nature's first great law, all the creatures, except man, doth awe.
Andrew Marvell

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