road to hell is paved with good intentions



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fri&Eth;Uswi&Thorn;-Anglo-Saxon
Charlene[ʃa:'li:n]
MeridethMER-ə-dithEnglish (Rare)
Genevieve['dʒenəvi:v]
Vasa-Macedonian
Arrats-Basque