Intention Proverbs

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. (Japanese Proverb)
Man punishes the action, but God the intention. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Who has no intention to pray has no ears for the call to prayer. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
If it is good then the deed is more important than the intention; if it's bad then the intention is worse than the deed. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Man punishes the action, but God the intention. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A man with one intention goes out to a man with two intentions becomes perplexed. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb