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by chillacy 2240 days ago
> road to hell is paved with good intentions

Unrelated but I really dislike this phrase because it tells us nothing, it's not actionable, nor is it accurate. The road to heaven is paved with good intentions too. There are other roads to hell paved with bad intentions, and probably a few to heaven with bad intentions as well.

A more accurate saying would be "be careful of unintended bad side effects". That's something useful you could say in the workplace in response to a proposal.