When it’s your own fault, things hurt worse than when someone else is to blame.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
You can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can’t be both. Listen up! Every time, and I mean every time, you blame, justify, or complain, you are slitting your financial throat.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
We must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely the occasions and not the cause of disaster.
—Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Explorer
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
Some praise at morning what they blame at night, But always think the last opinion right.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
Blame is safer than praise.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
I envy people who drink – at least they know what to blame everything on.
—Oscar Levant (1906–72) American Musician, Composer, Author, Comedian, Actor
There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Irish Novelist, Playwright
History is the story of events, with praise or blame.
—Cotton Mather (1662–1728) American Clergyman
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.
—Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000) American Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
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
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
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
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
An expert is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame.
—Sam Ewing (b.1949) American Sportsperson
It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Every job looks easy when you’re not the one doing it.
—Jeffrey Immelt (b.1956) American Businessperson
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
—Unknown
To find fault, is easy; to do better may be difficult.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.
—Catherine II of Russia (1729–96) Russian Empress
A man may fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
—John Burroughs (1837–1921) American Naturalist, Writer
Accepting blame when it’s not really due sometimes makes the point better.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you place the blame.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.
—Hubert Humphrey (1911–78) American Head of State, Politician
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 a person weren’t failing in some way, shape or form, would he or she need to blame, justify, or complain? The obvious answer is no.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author
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
Don’t blame the mirror if your face is faulty.
—Anonymous
They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.
—William Penn (1644–1718) American Entrepreneur, Political leader, Philosopher