Two ornate oval mirrors stand side by side, one reflecting warm golden light and the other dark with cracked glass.

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J.P. Morgan

A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker claims that people's motives come in pairs: the explanation offered to others and the true driver underneath. The polished justification is what gets said aloud, while the actual reason stays private. It is a wry observation about how people dress up their choices.

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