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
VisitaciÓN	bee-see-tah-THYON (Spanish), bee-see-tah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Chikondi	chee-KON-dee	Southern African, Chewa
Suraj	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Mariami	-	Georgian
Light	[lait]
Berwyn	-	Welsh