The motive for a deed usually changes during its performance: at least, after the deed has been done, it seems quite different.

The motive for a deed usually changes during its performance: at least, after the deed has been done, it seems quite different.

行为的动机通常在其执行过程中发生变化:至少，在行为完成之后，看起来是完全不同的。

-- Christian Friedrich Hebbel 克里斯蒂安·腓特烈·赫贝尔