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That he delights in the misery of others no man will...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

Quote by Joseph Addison about man

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my...

To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all.

Quote by George Gordon Byron

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others...

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about good, good luck

When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, ...

When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about law

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary -...

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about authority, war, public, rightness

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about secret

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is...

The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about proudness, vanity, secret, being

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.

Quote by George Oppen about poetry, things, world

Whatever it is that leads men to fight and suffer, to...

Whatever it is that leads men to fight and suffer, to face mutilation and death, the motive is not now self-interest in any material sense.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about suffering, interest, fight, self-control, common sense, sense, death, man, face

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for...

From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.

Quote by Jürgen Habermas about crime, moral

The motive power of democracy is love.

The motive power of democracy is love.

Quote by Henri Bergson about love, democracy, power

The link between the Polish and Romanian literature transpires in aproaching common motives: Sobieski, Cosmin Forests, Despot Voda, maiden Ruxandra, motiveswhich are highlighting the most important moments of historical relations between Moldova...

Quote by Constantin Geambasu about literature, common sense

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