Motive Quote by Virgil

“The public good must come before private interests.”

— Bryant McGill

“To be good is noble. To tell other people how to be good is even nobler and much less trouble”

— Mark Twain

“Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good.”

— Adam Smith

“What is the greatest benefit in the world? The association with good people. Those who are considered somewhat worthy of reverence by society.”

— Dada Bhagwan

“I regard a good budget as among the noblest monuments of virtue.”

— Amity Shlaes

“The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.”

— Geraldine Brooks

“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

— Plato

“A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.”

— Mollie Marti

“Leaders are often forced to make determinations they find distasteful for the good of the people they serve.”

— Joelle Charbonneau

“I know enough about human nature to know that people generally prefer to find the most corrupt way of doing things possible, given enough…

— Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones Ascent

“Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them”

— Vaibhav Shah

“If your motive is in any way to promote greatness for yourself, you're in the wrong calling.”

— Charles R. Swindoll