A Quote by Oscar Wilde
It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.
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The things we do to our children - most of the evil in the world is not done with bad intentions but with the best intentions ever.
It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.
That's the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else's worst.
So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.
A key to the mentality of the left is that it judges itself by its best intentions, and judges its opponents - America chief among them - by their worst deeds.
Without action, the best intentions in the world are nothing more than that: intentions.
The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that makes it worse.
Although it was created with the best of intentions, the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has become one of the worst and most costly boondoggles ever foisted on the American public.
The teaching on karma starts with the principle that people experience happiness and sorrow based on a combination of their past and present intentions. If we act with unskillful intentions either for ourselves or for others, we’re going to suffer. If we act with skillful intentions, we’ll experience happiness. So if we want to be happy, we have to train our intentions to always be skillful.
Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.
I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best, and they continue to do their best. They just might do it a little bit differently.
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.
I've always done my best inside the Octagon, fought the best there is, and win or lose, I've done my best in my fights.
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
The Second Rule is that the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even then, that is not always enough.
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