<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-interest becomes socially useful when it... > Self-interest becomes socially useful when it protects the health and capability from which contribution proceeds. A depleted person may possess generous intentions but lack the stability to make them reliable. **Source:** [[livestreams/Money, Self-Command, and the Practice of Stewardship - Workbook|Money, Self-Command, and the Practice of Stewardship]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-interest becomes socially useful when it protects the health and capability from which contribution proceeds. A depleted person may possess generous intentions but lack the stability to make them reliable.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-interest-becomes-lack-stability-reliable ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->