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There are two motives for reading a…

3 Jul , 2015  

There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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W. M. L. Jay

Though a good motive cannot sanctio…

24 May , 2012  

Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always vitiate a good action. In common and trivial matters we may act without motives, but in momentous ones the most careful deliberation is wisdom. Great short quote and quotation by: W. M. L. Jay ,

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Sir Winston Churchill, March 1936, demanding British re-armament

Virtuous motives, trammeled by iner…

15 Feb , 2011  

Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir […]

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We should often be ashamed of our f…

15 Feb , 2011  

We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood our motives. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We would frequently be ashamed of o…

15 Feb , 2011  

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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Whenever a man does a thoroughly st…

15 Feb , 2011  

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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