road to hell is paved with good intentions

Prov. People often mean well but do bad things. (Can be a strong rebuke, implying that the person you are addressing did something bad and his or her good intentions do not matter.) Jane: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; I only wanted to help you. Jane: Oh, yeah? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

See also: good, hell, intention, pave, road

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Branson	BRAN-sən	English (Modern)
Chanda	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Feodosiy	-	Russian
Christine	['kristi:n]
Akanksha	-	Indian, Hindi
Brecht	-	Dutch