good intentions pave the road to hell
proverb Good intentions do not matter if a person's actions lead to bad outcomes. A variant of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." A: "I'm sorry, I was only trying to explain where Tom was coming from! I didn't mean to make matters worse." B: "Yeah, well, good intentions pave the road to hell." I was just trying to help, but they're mad at me for "interfering" with their personal business. Truly, good intentions pave the road to hell! In case you needed a reminder that good intentions pave the road to hell, I gave my brother a job, and he ended up stealing money from my company!
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