quotations about blame
We never blame the tailor when our pants we have to pin;
We never blame the shoeman when our shoes grow old and thin;
We never blame the hatter when our lids we have to flout,
But we always blame the laundry when our shirts wear out.
LUKE MCLUKE
Cincinnati Enquirer, 1915
Keep alive the light of justice, and much that men say in blame will pass you by.
EURIPIDES
The Suppliant Women
To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.
HUBERT HUMPHREY
attributed, The Mammoth Book of Zingers
To err is human, to blame it on somebody else shows management potential.
ANONYMOUS
Blame is responsibility's archenemy.
CHARLES STUART PLATKIN
The Automatic Diet
The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Laugh Off: The Comedy Showdown Between Real Life and the Pros
When fools make mistakes, they blame it on Providence.
AMERICAN PROVERB
Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first, must help the other.
VERA NAZARIAN
The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sinful heart blames.
TOBA BETA, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.
DOUGLAS COUPLAND
All Families are Psychotic
Blame is yet another way to refuse the truth looming large right in front of us.
JEFFREY GARDERE
Love Prescription
I blame the vain for what we wear
And I blame the blind when we can't see
I blame it all on somebody else
'Til there's nobody left, then I just blame me
DWIGHT YOAKAM
"Blame the Vain"
Blame it on the stones; blame it on the stones
You'll feel so much better, knowing you don't stand alone
Join the accusation; save the bleeding nation
Get it off your shoulders; blame it on the stones
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
"Blame It on the Stones"
The blame game was a favorite pastime in my addicted family. Mistakes were immediately followed by emotional exchanges over who was at fault. I often was blamed, and I learned to blame others just as readily. In my adult life, the blame game has become an obsession. Sometimes I blame others and then am consumed with anger and bitterness. Or I take the blame and am swept up in a cycle of guilt and shame. Both responses divert energy from solving the problem and getting on with life.
ROKELLE LERNER
Affirmations for the Inner Child
Everything you do in life, I don't care, good or bad -- don't blame God, don't blame the devil, don't blame me, blame you. You control everything! The thoughts you think, the words you utter, the foods you eat, the exercise you do. Everything is controlled by you.
JACK LALANNE
interview, Share Guide
Blameless people are always the most exasperating.
GEORGE ELIOT
Middlemarch
See now, how men lay blame upon us gods for what is after all nothing but their own folly.
HOMER
The Odyssey
It is easier to blame than do better.
GERMAN PROVERB
As opposed to authentic emotional reactions like sadness, anger, and fear, blame is a defensive stance that's a deep and murky swamp. When you stumble into it, you become mired and lose control over your own health.
RICK FOSTER & GREG HICKS
Choosing Brilliant Health