Means To An End Quotes

“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.”
― Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns

“Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.”
― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar

“In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.”
― William Whewell, The Philosophy Of The Inductive Sciences V1: Founded Upon Their History

“Eradicating mosquitoes is a means to an end. An uninfected mosquito is harmless to humans - just a nuisance. An infected mosquito is a danger.”
― T.K. Naliaka

“We are here, in an era of the strong, one that rewards a means to an end mentality, where qualities like empathy and compassion have been downgraded to attributes of weakness and gullibility.”
― Aysha Taryam