And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment.

We praise or blame as one or the other affords more opportunity for exhibiting our power of judgment.

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.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

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.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

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.