Should we define someone by their actions or their intentions?

        I believe we should define someone by their intentions. I think this because actions can be good or bad, if someone does an action and it fails you shouldn't define them by this failure, you should define them by what their intentions were with this action. Therefore, if they fail at their action they can be rewarded by their intention and not their failure. Intentions to me are the purpose if the action, you cant define a person by their actions if their action was undefinable for what kind of person they are. You can define a person by why they do that action. It shapes their personality and purpose in life. For example, if I were to try to organize a group for promoting world peace, but I couldn't get enough people, my intentions were still good, I just failed at my first attempt for my intention. Another example is, if I were to help the elderly because I got money from the school or something, the intention would be for money and not for actually helping out someone in need. This is why I believe we should define someone by their intentions and not just there actions.