Motives Quotes

7 quotations about Motives
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Sir James M. Barrie · Motives
We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.
Lord Byron · Motives
Every woman is supposed to have the same set of motives, or else to be a monster.
George Eliot · Motives
A person who is keen to shake your hand usually has something up his sleeve.
Sir Alec Guiness · Motives
To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.
Henry James · Motives
He never does a proper thing without giving an improper reason for it.
George Bernard Shaw · Motives
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Oscar Wilde · Motives

Authors on Motives

Sir James M. Barrie Lord Byron George Eliot Sir Alec Guiness Henry James George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde