Though a good motive cannot sanction a...

W. m. l. jay - though a good motive cannot sanction a bad...
Though a good motive cannot sanction a bad action, a bad motive will always vitiate a good action. In common and trivial matters we may act without motives, but in momentous ones the most careful deliberation is wisdom.
W. M. L. Jay


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