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Aldous Huxley

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.

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The quote suggests that good intentions alone don't just form the foundation of negative outcomes, but completely build and surround them, making the situation worse. It implies that having good intentions without action or understanding can trap people in harmful circumstances, as if those intentions create a full, confining structure.

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