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" Quotes and Sayings About motives

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

Motives Boast Enjoy Book
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Homelessness is the fundamental idea of salvation in Jainism. It means the breaking off of all earthly relations, and therefore, above all, indifference to general impressions and avoidance of all worldly motives, the ceasing to act, to hope, to desire.

Above Act Avoidance Breaking
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.

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

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

Actions Best Blush Did
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Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.

About Agenda Appreciated Deeds
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Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
Discover Give Make May
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As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to?

Case Game Motive Question
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A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

Actions Being Capable Moral
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The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.

Moment Fear Opinions Hesitate
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Every instance of obedience, from right motives, strengthens us spiritually, whilst every act of disobedience weakens us.

Every instance Right motives Strengthens us
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I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War.

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When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

Any Church End EndResult
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Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

History Locomotives Of Revolutions
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I try to be cool with everybody, but sometimes, everybody just has different personalities, motives, and different characters.

Everybody Has different Personalities Motives
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People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware

People Have motives Thoughts Are unaware
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Commitment is a word invented in our abstract modernity to signify the absence of any real motives in the soul for moral dedication.

Commitment Word Invented Motives
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When we encourage others With no personal motives, We raise high, very high, Humanity's progress-standard.

Encourage others Personal motives Raise high Humanity
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The only work that spiritually purifies us is that which is done without personal motives.

Only work Spiritually Purifies us Done
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