Motives

Famous quotes containing the word motives:

“The motives to actions and the inward turns of mind seem in our opinion more necessary to be known than the actions themselves; and much rather would we choose that our reader should clearly understand what our principal actors think than what they do.”
—Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)

“Men sometimes have strange motives for the things they do.”
—Michael Reeves (1945–1969)

“Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.”
—J.M. (James Matthew)