Good intentions are simply not enough. Our character is defined and our lives are determined not by what we want, say or think, but by what we do.
People with good intentions but limited understanding are more dangerous than people with total ill will.
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.
The evil that is in the world always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence, if they lack understanding.
Old habits eat good intentions for lunch. Change your habits so you can change your outcomes.
An ounce of action is worth a ton of good intentions.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
Good intentions will always be pleaded, for every assumption of power; but they cannot justify it ... It is hardly too strong to say, that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intention, real or pretended.
Good intentions are no substitute for obedience.
Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.
Good intentions are not enough; commitment and sacrifice are necessary.
People with good intentions never give up!
Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best possible version of reality for them. Although it may not be accurate, it is a mural of their desires, aspirations, optimism and passion. These people usually either need time or a new experience to discover the truth. People who lie to themselves for different reasons are oftentimes trying to avoid something or escape blame for things they have done.
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way we exercise of our intelligence may have destructive results.
Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.
Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. When government-- in pursuit of good intentions tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.
All bad art is the result of good intentions.
Good intentions, regular worship, Bible study, do not prevent blindness. Part of our sinful nature instinctively chooses to see what we want to see and to ignore what we want to ignore.
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