"We practically always excuse things when we understand…" — Mikhail Lermontov
"We practically always excuse things when we understand them"
More Excuse Quotes
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of… — Hannah Arendt
- A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Excuse the mess but we live here. — Roseanne Barr
- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
- Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk. — Ambrose Bierce
- Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals. — William Blake
- Any excuse will serve a tyrant. — Aesop
- The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the… — Michael Bloomberg
- I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse… — Alain de Botton
- The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to… — George W. Bush