He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.

Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.

He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.

We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

Without properly kept accounts it is impossible to maintain truth in its pristine purity.

The two qualities that chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is you own and that it is your only one.