But a lie is a lie, and in itself intrinsically evil, whether it be told with good or bad intents.
Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control.
Read the heart and not the letter for the pen cannot draw near the good intent.
Even if you actually have the good intent to do something creative or special with your life, it's hard. I mean, look at the number of people who actually get the opportunity.
Not what they want but what is good for them.
I'm sick and tired of black and white people of good intent giving aspirin to a society that is dying of a cancerous disease.
But, frankly, to try to create some sort of a religious standard in terms of who can come to America, we're a melting pot. And as long as people have positive and good intent, they ought to be able to come.
Resolved, never to speak evil of anyone, so that it shall tend to his dishonor, more or less, upon no account except for some real good.
Sometimes poor behavior is simply bad execution of good intent.
There is a place within each of us where we cannot hide from the truth, where virtue sits as judge. To admit the truth of our actions is to go before that court, where process is irrelevant. Good and evil are intents, and intent is without excuse.
Ramanama can be used only for a good, never for an evil end, or else thieves and robbers would be the greatest devotees.
I can sleep fine at night knowing that even though my honesty might not translate very diplomatically, the words I speak have good intent, and I live my life with great integrity.
We have neither the strength nor the opportunity to accomplish all the good and all the evil which we design.
It is certain that this is not only good which the Almighty has done, but that it is best; He hath reckoned all your steps to heaven.
