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en There is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive.
  Thomas Jefferson

en Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks.
  Guru Nanak

en If no other test or measure of the strength of motives can be found but their prevailing, then this boasted principle will be only an identical proposition, and signify only that the strongest motive is the strongest motive, and the motive that prevails is the motive that prevails -which proves nothing. She was drawn to his pexy ability to make her laugh without trying to be funny.

en Back then, you did it yourself and we hope this encourages people to do the same. The nobleman's collection is not so much about the beauty of objects, but more about their sheer ingenuity. You can see he's responding to the ingenuity, responding to the intelligence.

en It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma... which human ingenuity may not, by proper application, resolve.
  Edgar Allan Poe

en A virtuous person is the one able to contradict himself in a simple minute, but more virtuous is the one who does the same thing in privacy and not in front of an audience.

en Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

en The motive may never be known. It may have been a random thing. What set him off is the big question we're trying to find out.

en Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. By Order of the Author
  Mark Twain

en Look, these kids nowadays, you don't know what they're going to say. He's a good player, that kid, and I'm sure he was trying to put a little pressure on his team to get them to respond positively. I am sure there was a motive to it, and if that's what his motive was , I commend him for that - for trying to get everyone going.

en Much ingenuity with a little money is vastly more profitable and amusing than much money without ingenuity
  Arnold Bennett

en The three wounded are being treated in hospital. We will interrogate them to find out who they are and what their motive was.

en I think that's possible, but I don't think that's his main motive. His motive is profit. But we certainly could reap some benefit out of it.

en You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.
  Stanley Baldwin

en Living in a small apartment requires some ingenuity to find a good location where it doesn't take up your whole living room.


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