First place Quote by Matthew Stover

“One mistake cannot justify another.”

— Raheel Farooq

“Excuse tries to justify.”

— Toba Beta

“Self-justification is unjust.”

— Toba Beta

“Because it sounds like he's trying to justify his actions.”

— Harlan Coben

“Any reason could be made for self-justification.”

— Toba Beta

“An excuse is what you make after the deed is done, while a justification is what you offer before.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“To consider what other people might say is hardly a good reason to take action or to defer it.”

— Gregory Maguire

“Anybody can justify anything. It's what separates us from animals. It's a waste of time, though, isn't it-sitting around justifying when there's so much…

— John Brandon

“God knows we all have to at least try to justify our behavior so we don't feel too guilty about it later.”

— Taylor Nadeau

“Just because you could do something didn’t mean that you should do it.”

— K.A. Linde

“An act of violence, no matter how small, can never be justified if it can be avoided.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“It turns out that the more you repeat the same action, no matter how reprehensible, the more you can make an excuse for it…

— Jodi Picoult