Intention Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Intention.
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“State of mind”
“Means and ends”
“A bon entendeur ne faut qu'un parole.”
“The intention of the testator is the polar star by which we must be guided.”
“Conscientia rectæ voluntatis maxima consolatio est rerum incommodarum.”
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“Veracity does not consist in saying, but in the intention of communicating truth.”
“That which is produced with intention has passed over from non-existence to existence.”
“Nichts unter der Sonne ist Zufall—am wenigsten das wovon die Absicht so klar in die Augen leuchtet.”
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“Courts of justice ought to carry into effect the intentions of testators as far as they can consistently with the rules of law.”
“Sometimes, to do wrong deeds, one's intentions don't have to be bad; unfavorable timing and circumstances might lead one to do so.”
“Technical rules are not to be relied upon in explaining the intention of testators: and yet cases of intention are much embarrassed by authorities.”
“Management [ Providence ], knowledge, and intention are not the same when ascribed to us and when ascribed to God.”
“Nullum malum bona intentione factum excusatur.
• Variant translation: An evil action cannot be justified by reference to a good intention.”
“We do not judge the outcome of a process by the intentions of its authors. We aim to analyse the objective effects of actions, regardless of their intentions.”
“These laws must be construed according to the intention of them: and the circumstances of things at the time of enacting them ought to be taken into consideration.”
“We must decide according to the intention of the legislature, which is to be collected from the general object of the Act and from the particular words used in it.”
“People say that my works are "neutral". But if you paint something, it is "something", and it cannot be neutral. Being neutral is a mere expression of a form of intention.”