Excused Quotes

54 quotes by 51 authors

If time is money, it seems moral to save time, above all one's own, and such parsimony is excused by consideration for others. One is… — Theodor Adorno
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for… — Moliere
It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not. — Ben Jonson
We should scarcely be excused in concluding this essay without calling the reader's attention to the beneficent and wise laws established by the author of… — John Dalton
Yes sir. You can be more careless, you can put more trash in [a novel] and be excused for it. In a short story that's… — William Faulkner
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. No more can… — Desmond Tutu
The Nuremberg Trial of the German war criminals was tacitly based on the recognition of the principle: criminal actions cannot be excused if committed on… — Albert Einstein
If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character — Taryn Manning
The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of reeducation and regeneration that must be done. In fact, he should march right in… — Chinua Achebe
An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused. — Tahar Ben Jelloun
I did not see any major issues other than the jury substitutions. I can't know whether there's a problem there, until I read the transcript… — Catherine Crier
Gratitude is a duty none can be excused from, because it is always at our own disposal. — Pierre Charron
Pickett excused himself, watchful of Longstreet. Pickett was always saying something to irritate somebody, and he rarely knew why, so his method was simply to… — Michael Shaara
It's my custom to say something flattering to begin with so I shall be excused if I put my foot in it later on. — Prince Philip
No form of violence can ever be excused in a society that wishes to call itself decent — Nelson Mandela
In my opinion, nothing has contributed so much to the corruption of the original idea of socialism as the belief that Russia is a socialist… — George Orwell
Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within… — Criss Jami
A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his… — Fulton J. Sheen
We may be excused for not always being bright, but we are not excused for not being gracious, yielding and considerate. — Saint Francis de Sales
A comic writer should of all others be the least excused for deviating from nature, since it may not be always so easy for a… — Henry Fielding

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