Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own. J. M. Barrie
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. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. François de La Rochefoucauld
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. Oscar Wilde
Motives are insignificant. Klingon Proverb
In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments. English Proverb