Better, after all, that we knew a painter only through his vision and a poet through his song, than that the image of a great man should be marred and made mean for us by the clumsy geniality of good intentions.
The idea of the book is not bad, but the treatment is very unsatisfactory, and combines the triviality of the tourist with the dulness of good intentions.
If in the last century she tried to govern Ireland with an insolence that was intensified by race hatred and religious prejudice, she has sought to rule her in this century with a stupidity that is aggravated by good intentions.
Jefferson's policy was at bottom the old fatal policy of drift, whose distorted body was concealed by fair-seeming clothes, and whose ugly face was covered by a mask of good intentions.
This faith in a combination of good intentions, organization, words, and money is not confined to women's clubs or to societies of amiable enthusiasts.
Back of it all is the underlying assumption that the American nation by taking thought can add a cubit to its stature,--an absolute confidence in the power of the idea to create its own object and in the efficacy of good intentions.
There need be no fundamental objection taken to the national faith in the power of good intentions and re-distributed wealth.
Speed was also a young man of good intentions and a ready sympathy f or those who had little else.
Just put him down for a hard working man of good intentions who is badly in debt.
He had been a young man of good intentionsbut he had to turn to and help the business along.
If she felt such confidence in my good intentions, and could suppose it to be only a mistake, why should you be so ready to take offence?
As far as good intentions went, we were both right, and I must say that no effects on my side of the argument have yet proved wrong.
To the Apology of Good Intentions I oppose all that long unbroken series of transgressions, each with a voice to drown every pretext of innocence.
When the offender sets up good intentions, he challenges inquisition, according to the latitude of such proceeding.
All that is needed to do this sort of thing abundantly and freely is a certain degree of aggressive egotism, a certain gift of stupidity, good intentions, and a defective sense of educational possibilities and limitations.
Nor shall your restraint last long: for I will assure you, that I am resolved very soon to convince you of my good intentions, and with what ardour I am 'Yours, etc.
That was the end o' my 'prenticeship; and thus my good intentionswere so 'bominably frusterated.
My first voyage lasted long enough to give me a tolerable smartish insight into the nautical; but I was continually wantin' to set things right, and my good intentions were as continually a sarving me out wi' a sartain quantity.
After a good deal of trouble I got him a patient willing to remain with him, but owing to some red tape difficulty as to the supply of food for the sick man this doctor's good intentions came to nought.
The teachers, animated solely by good intentions, had no idea of execution, and a lamentable jumble was the upshot of their kind endeavours.
You recollect what pavement is said to be made of good intentions.
They were animated solely by good intentions, and had no idea of execution.
The inclined plane of unfortunate infants would be handed over to the prosiest and worst of all the teachers of good intentions, whom nobody older would endure.
When we first saw this place we called it The House of Good Intentions.
He says, "I should call this 'The House of Good Intentions.
Notwithstanding the cautions I gave, and notwithstanding Colonel Littlefield's good intentions, I blush to tell you that the party returned loaded with plunder.
If at the same time you had caused the commission to be executed, you would have added civility to good intentions.
It was rather wonderful how eagerly all the children took to Phoena’s idea of founding a Knighthood of the Order of Good Intentions.
Still, they all started, rich in good intentions of showing consideration both to Mrs. Busson and each other, so we can only hope that they will fulfil one tenth of them.
But Phoena went on: “I was thinking what a pity it seems that this time yesterday we all had such a lot of good intentions, and this afternoon we all managed to forget them so quickly.
I see,” said Di; “of course, by accepting knighthood they did advertise their good intentions.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good intentions" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
