Own Motives Quotes
- We can at least try to understand our own motives, passions, and prejudices, so as to be conscious of what we are doing when we… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
- Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes… — Emile Chartier
- Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and… — Christopher Hitchens
- Gods tend to be selfish. Even when they're helpful, they always have their own motives. That's why you have to be careful about trusting them. — Rick Riordan
- More than my questions about the efficacy of social actions were my questions about my own motives. Do i want social justice for the oppressed… — Donald Miller
- You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never… — Enid Blyton
- All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of… — Bruce Jackson