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«In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.»
«In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls»
«Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.»
Author: Eric Hoffer (Writer) | About: Kindness | Keywords: motive
«How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.»
«I am a journalist and, under the modern journalist's code of Olympian objectivity (and total purity of motive), I am absolved of responsibility. We journalists don't have to step on roaches. All we have to do is turn on the kitchen light and watch the critters scurry.»
«I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change their lives, but I've met many more people who merely had to change their motive to service in order to change their lives.»
«It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.»
Author: Jean de la Bruyere | Keywords: motive
«No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances»
«Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive»
«No man does anything from a single motive»

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