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
Anjelica	an-JEL-i-kə	English (Modern)
Deloris	də-LAWR-is	English
Renie	-	English (Rare)
Sulaiman	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Loane	-	French
Mirja	MEER-yah	Finnish