HH 472 - Why do we do what we do?

HH 472 [2-3]
. . . when one acts honestly and justly with a companion,
one person may do it for the purpose of appearing
to be honest and just
out of regard to himself and his own honor;
another out of regard to the world and gain;
a third out of regard to reward and merit;
a fourth out of regard to friendship;
a fifth from fear of the law
and the loss of reputation or employment;
a sixth that he may draw some one to his own side,
even when he is in the wrong;
a seventh that he may deceive;
and others from other motives.
In all these instances
although the deeds are good in appearance,
since it is a good thing
to act honestly and justly with a companion,
they are nevertheless evil,
because they are done,
not out of regard to honesty and justice
and for the love of these,
but out of regard to love of self and the world which are loved;
and honesty and justice are made to serve that love
as servants serve a lord,
whom the lord despises and dismisses
when they fail to serve him.

In outward form 
those act in a like way
who act honestly and justly with a companion
because they love what is honest and just.
Some of these act from the truth of faith or from obedience,
because the Word so commands;
some from the good of faith or from conscience,
because from a religious motive;
some from good of charity towards the neighbor
because his good should be regarded;
some from the good of love to the Lord
because good should be done for the sake of good,
as also what is honest and just
should be done for the sake of honesty and justice;
and this they love because it is from the Lord,
and because the Divine that goes forth from the Lord is in it,
and consequently regarded in its very essence it is Divine.
The deeds or works of such are inwardly good,
and therefore are outwardly good also;
for, as has been said above,
deeds or works are precisely such in quality
as the thought and will from which they proceed . . ..