An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.
—Sam Ewing (b.1949) American Sportsperson
Our proper bliss depends on what we blame.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.
—Hubert Humphrey (1911–78) American Head of State, Politician
To be wronged or robbed is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Every job looks easy when you’re not the one doing it.
—Jeffrey Immelt (b.1956) American Businessperson
Neither blame or praise yourself.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about … things that are past, it is needless to blame.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
If there is not even a single leaf on the branches of Karir tree, how can the spring season be held responsible? Why should the Sun be blamed if owl cannot see during the day? Is it the fault of cloud if the drops of rain do not fall into the mouth of Chataka bird? Who is able to erase what’s already written by fate on one’s forehead?
—Chanakya Neeti Anthology of Indian Aphorisms
Children usually do not blame themselves for getting lost.
—Anna Freud (1895–1982) Austrian-British Child Psychoanalyst
There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Irish Novelist, Playwright
They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.
—William Penn (1644–1718) American Entrepreneur, Political leader, Philosopher
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
—Robert Half
The first mistake are theirs who commit them, the second are theirs that permit them.
—Common Proverb
I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.
—Catherine II of Russia (1729–96) Russian Empress
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
—Anonymous
Everything I do you blame on me.
—Unknown
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing to himself.
—Louis Nizer (1902–1994) American Lawyer, Author
I praise loudly. I blame softly.
—Catherine II of Russia (1729–96) Russian Empress
Look at the word responsibility—“response-ability”—the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
Blame is safer than praise.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
It is rascally to steal a purse, daring to steal a million, and a proof of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row.
—Arnold Bennett (1867–1931) British Novelist, Playwright, Critic
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the
blame and a little less than his share of the credit.
—John C. Maxwell (b.1947) American Christian Professional Speaker, Author, Clergyman
The point to remember is that when you blame any outside force for any of your experience of life, you are literally giving away all your power and thus creating pain, paralysis and depression.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author
Accepting blame when it’s not really due sometimes makes the point better.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
When it’s your own fault, things hurt worse than when someone else is to blame.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my dear, kiss me and be quiet.
—Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) English Aristocrat, Poet, Novelist, Writer
Some praise at morning what they blame at night, But always think the last opinion right.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
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