We want deeper sincerity of motive a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense a way of concealing motives and thoughts as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.

We should often blush for our very best actions if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

The people and the people alone are the motive force in the making of world history.

The light of lights looks always on the motive not the deed the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.