Full Idea
It is disputed whether the intentions or the actions have greater importance; …clearly the perfection of conduct will involve both.
Gist of Idea
Clearly perfect conduct will involve both good intention and good action
Source
Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1178a32)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.332
A Reaction
This seems right, so choosing one or the other as prior seems misguided. What to make of attempted murder? What of moral luck?