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Quotations
 | Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 12 likes |
 | The first and only principle of sexual ethics: the accuser is always in the wrong. — Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher 10 likes |
| It is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 9 likes |
 | I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 7 likes |
 | Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer 5 likes |
 | The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 4 likes |
 | When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you. — Anonymous 3 likes |
 | Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it. — Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer 3 likes |
 | The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there's only one other choice. — Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist 3 likes |
 | In love, the one who doubts, accuses. — Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer 3 likes |
 | You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 3 likes |
 | One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. — P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer 2 likes |
 | Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame. |
 | If a woman sleeps alone, we, all men, are to blame. We shall have to give an answer for this on Judgment Day. — Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer (Alexis Zorbas speaking) |
 | The more we judge, the less we love. |
 | If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place. |
 | If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much. |
 | There’s something every woman wants, and that’s a man to blame. |
| If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
| We've been through so much together, and most of it was your fault. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
| The time for action is past! Now is the time for senseless bickering! — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | Someone must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested. — Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer (“The Trial”) |
Quotes in Verse
 | I know that I'm not perfect and that I don't claim to be, so before you point your fingers make sure your hands are clean. — Bob Marley, 1945-1981, Jamaican singer 6 likes |
Funny Quotes
| Cheer up! The worst effects of what we're doing won't be felt until after we're all dead. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
Ancient Greek
 | Do not speak evil of the dead. Τον τεθνηκότα μη κακολογείν. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 18 likes |
 | All evil is done because of women. Διά τας γυναίκας πάντα τα κακά γίγνεται. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 6 likes |
| There is no man who does not blame his luck. Ουκ έστιν όστις την τύχην ου μέμφεται. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 4 likes |
 | Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing. Εάν ά τοις άλλοις επιτιμώμεν, αυτοί μη δρώμεν — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 4 likes |
 | The wolf will be blamed either guilty or not guilty. Λύκος εν αιτία γίνεται καν φέρει καν μη φέρει. 4 likes |
 | Helen? Ship destroyer, men destroyer, city destroyer. Θ’ Ελέναν; επεί πρεπόντως ελέναυς έλανδρος ελέπτολις. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon (a play on her name and έλω [=kill]) 2 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Please Do Not Shoot The Pianist. He Is Doing His Best. — A notice over a saloon piano in Leadville, Colorado (reported by Oscar Wilde in 1882) 5 likes |
