SELVISKHED in English translation

• selfishness

Examples of using Selviskhed in Danish and their translations into English

Alle former for uselviskhedens sejr over selviskheden. Fællesinteressens sejr over privatinteressen.
The victory of unselfishness over selfishness in all its forms. The victory of common interest over private interest.

forøge selviskheden og udbytte menneskeheden,
increase selfishness, and exploit humanity,

overtroens og selviskhedens ocean.
superstition and selfishness.

lang epoke vil det nye væsen således stadigt have i sig det dyriske talent[slut på side 5] eller selviskheden, hvis samlede udløsning åbenbarer livsindstillingen:"Enhver er sig selv nærmest.
long epoch the new being will thus still have within itself the animal talent or selfishness, whose collective release reveals the attitude to life:"Everyone for himself.

Derved bliver selviskheden således under alle forhold identisk med"tærskelens vogtere",
Selfishness thereby, under all circumstances, becomes"the guardian of the treshold",

Men igennem modgangens tårer bliver selviskheden knust, og den forlorne søn ført tilbage til livets kurs,
But, through the tears of opposition, selfishness will be crushed, and the Prodigal Son will be

Kun når mennesket er blevet tilstrækkelig desillusioneret af de sorgfulde skuffelser som følger i kølvandet af selviskhedens tåbelige og selvbedrageriske bestræbelser, og efterfølgende opdager hvor
Only when man has become sufficiently disillusioned by the sorrowful disappointments attendant upon the foolish and deceptive pursuits of selfishness, and subsequent to the discovery of the barrenness of formalized religion,

Det er altså selviskheden i mennesket, der er roden til al mørk skæbne
It is thus the selfishness in the human being which is the root of all dark fate

ske ikke min, men din vilje", og i selviskhedens ånd, hvor det er ens eget ønske, man absolut vil have opfyldt,
or in the spirit of selfishness in which it is one's own wish that one definitely wants to come true, quite without regard to the cost

Er selviskhed dit svar?
So selfishness… that's your answer?

Endnu et bevis for selvmordets selviskhed.
Yet another illustration of the fundamental selfishness of suicide.

Misundelse og selviskhed. Ego, løgn, ondskab.
Ego, lying, viciousness, envy, and selfishness.

Min selviskhed kunne redde flere milliarder,
My selfishness was in line with saving billions of lives.

Mange gange lod jeg min selviskhed og mangel på tro komme imellem.
Sometimes I used it for the good of the people and several times I let my selfishness and lack of faith get in the my.

Af selviskhed ville jeg beholde ham, her ved os.
Selfishly, I wanted to keep him here with us.

Men det faktum overskygges desværre alt for ofte af selviskhed og mangel på mod.
Unfortunately this aspect is all too often overshadowed by selfishness and a lack of courage.

Denne egoisme eller selviskhed udgør altså den primære drift i væsenets væremåde overfor dets omgivelser.
This egoism or selfishness constitutes therefore the primary drive in the being's conduct towards those in its surroundings.

ikke for Skotlands bedste men for din egen selviskhed.
not for Scotland. For your own selfishness.

Menneskers selviskhed kan ligefrem få karakter af"afgudsdyrkelse" eller"hedenskab", hvor man altid er sig selv nærmest.
People's selfishness can even take the form of"idolatry" or"heathendom", where every man is always for himself.

Selv når du vil gøre noget godt, kan du ikke forstå hvor din selviskhed ender, og andres liv begynder.
It's because even when you try to do something good, you cannot seem to understand where your selfishness ends and other people's lives begin.