You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our…

E. M. Forster
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You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish - not sit intending on a chair. ✨ E. M. Forster (2015). Where Angels Fear to Tread, p.118, Booklassic
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