quotations about excuses
There is hardly any man so strict as not to vary a little from truth when he is to make an excuse.
GEORGE SAVILE
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Moral Thoughts and Reflections
The manly man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never for himself.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit
At the end of the day, let there be no excuses, no explanations, no regrets.
STEVE MARABOLI
Life, the Truth, and Being Free
An excuse is a lie stuffed into the skin of a reason.
MILTON JONES
Leadership Paradigms
I attribute my success to this--I never gave or took any excuse.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
attributed, Quote Junkie
The best excuse is to have none.
IVAN PANIN
Thoughts
If you don't like to make excuses or apologies, stop making promises.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Any excuse will serve when one has not a mind to do a thing.
GUICCIARDINI
attributed, Day's Collacon
The archer that shoots ill has a lie ready.
SPANISH PROVERB
He who excuses himself accuses himself.
FRENCH PROVERB
Excuses never excuse. They just repeat the crime that required the excuse in the first place.
PAUL DE MAN
Political Archive of Paul de Man
Some of life's biggest heartaches come from missed opportunities and lame excuses. Don't miss out on what could be the best chapter in your life because you're too busy rereading the last one.
KANDI STEINER
Song Chaser
An excuse has been defined as the skin of reason stuffed with a lie.
MICHAEL GREEN
Illustrations for Biblical Preaching
Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.
JOHN WOODEN
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
The longer the excuse the less likely it's the truth.
ROBERT HALF
attributed, The Peace Officer's Companion
A private excuse will not atone for a public insult.
HAMID
attributed, Day's Collacon
Several excuses are always less convincing than one.
ALDOUS HUXLEY
Point Counter Point
Excuses, criticisms, and superstitions are vitamins for haters, but poison for the successful. Rise above!
STEVE MARABOLI
Unapologetically You
Excuses are like exit signs on the road of progress. They take us off track ... it's easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.
JOHN C. MAXWELL
Talent is Never Enough Workbook
Your explanation is good, but your herring doesn't fry, as we say in Ramaldah.
ANDREW ASHLING
The Invisible Chains