Bad excuses are worse than none.
-Thomas Fuller
Quotations
Excuse
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
-Benjamin Franklin
There is no such thing as a list of reasons. There is either one sufficient reason or a list of excuses.
-Robert Brault
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
-George Washington
Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.
-Brian Tracy
We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible.
-François De La Rochefoucauld
Using, as an excuse, others’ failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
-Kimberly Johnson
Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses.
-Christian Friedrich Hebbel
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems -- not people; to focus your energies on answers -- not excuses.
-William Arthur Ward
