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title: "8 Excusable Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [The greatest part of our faults are more excusable than the methods that are commonly taken to conceal them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/the-greatest-part-of-our-faults-are-more-excusable-than-the-methods/)

[Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_conceal_the-greatest-part-of-our-faults-are-more_330743.png)

> [A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fripp/a-mistake-is-always-forgivable-rarely-excusable-and-always/)

[Robert Fripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fripp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/robert-fripp-10320_failure_a-mistake-is-always-forgivable-rarely-ex_567688.jpg)

> [I don't think lying is excusable ever, period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-santos/i-don-t-think-lying-is-excusable-ever-period/)

[George Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-santos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/george-santos-6442_ever_i-don-t-think-lying-is-excusable-ever-pe_1122740.jpg)

> [Faults of ignorance are excusable only where the ignorance itself is so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sacha-guitry/faults-of-ignorance-are-excusable-only-where-the-ignorance-itself-is/)

[Sacha Guitry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sacha-guitry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/sacha-guitry-18498_faults_faults-of-ignorance-are-excusable-only-w_1680898.jpg)

> [“The Writer and Poet is excusable only if he is Successful. Makes Money.” Within”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-wagner-martin/the-writer-and-poet-is-excusable-only-if-he-is-successful-makes-money/)

[Linda Wagner-Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-wagner-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/linda-wagner-martin-36170_money_the-writer-and-poet-is-excusable-only-if_2335218.jpg)

> [Anything can become excusable when seen from the standpoint of the result](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yukio-mishima/anything-can-become-excusable-when-seen-from-the-standpoint-of-the/)

[Yukio Mishima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yukio-mishima/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ea/yukio-mishima-1418_results_anything-can-become-excusable-when-seen_2413924.jpg)

> [Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable. Without the ameliorations that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/lying-is-not-only-excusable-it-is-not-only-innocent-it-is-above-all/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/h-l-mencken-245_innocent_lying-is-not-only-excusable-it-is-not-on_2748032.png)

> [hurting other people is not excusable because you've been hurt yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jilly-cooper/hurting-other-people-is-not-excusable-because-you-ve-been-hurt/)

[Jilly Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jilly-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/jilly-cooper-13799_been-hurt_hurting-other-people-is-not-excusable-be_3145335.jpg)

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