The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Every cloud has a silver lining.
- A soft answer turneth away wrath.
- Fish begins to Stink at the head.
- Of two evils choose the least.
- Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
- Soft fire makes sweet malt.
- Pouring Oil on the fire is not the way to quench it.
- He that hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
- The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told.
- Lip-honour costs little, yet may bring in much.
- III weeds grow apace.
- Cracked pots last longest.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Hell is paved with good intentions.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Undique ad inferos tantundem viae est.
There are only so many ways to hell.
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Saepe etiam optime cogitata pessime cadunt.
Often even the best plans fall into the worst.
French
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L'enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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Il faut avoir une bonne clef pour entrer en Paradis.
You need a good key to enter Paradise.
German
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Der Weg zur Hölle ist mit lauter guten Vorsätzen gepflastert.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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Es führen viele Wege in die Hölle, aber keiner heraus.
There are many ways into hell, but none out.
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Schmal ist der Weg zur Tugend, breit der zur Sünde.
Narrow is the path to virtue, broad that to sin.