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Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them.
Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them.
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.
Man blames fate for other accidents but feels personally responsible for a hole-in-one.
Blame is for God and small children.
Blame is for God and small children.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little read more
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.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.