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Blame Proverbs

Everything I do you blame on me. ~ Author Unknown

Some blames are actually praise, and some praises are actually blame. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed. ~ Louis XIV

People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame — and only one — themselves. ~ Robert Collier

Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect. ~ Lionel Trilling

I praise loudly, I blame softly. ~ Catherine II of Russia

We live in a society that blames everybody else for what’s wrong. ~ Max Cannon

There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet. ~ Samuel Beckett

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes. ~ Kenneth Hildebrand

God, Private Enterprise and government have made me what I am, and now they have to take some of the blame. ~ Joy Baluch

When you blame others, you give up your power to change. ~ Dr. Robert Anthony

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. ~ Meg Greenfield

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. ~ Don Shula

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ~ Anita Brookner

Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one is to blame. ~ Erica Jong

Blame is safer than praise. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. ~ Laurence J. Peter

What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes! ~ Sophocles

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. ~ Saki

Mistakes fail in their mission of helping the person who blames them on the other fellow. ~ Henry S. Haskins

Luck’s always to blame. ~ Jean De La Fontaine

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. ~ John Burroughs

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. ~ Arnold H. Glasgow

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. ~ Author Unknown

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied, he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. ~ Arnold Bennett

When we blame, we give away our power. ~ Greg Anderson

No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying. ~ Alexander Herzen

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. ~ Alighieri

You can’t blame gravity for falling in love. ~ Albert Einstein

In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman. ~ Lady Nancy Astor

No one is a failure until they blame somebody else. ~ Charles Jones

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. ~ Bernard M. Baruch

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you ~ Wayne Dyer

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us. ~ Oscar Wilde

Yes, there are times when something is legitimately not our fault. Blaming others, however, keeps us in a stuck state and is ultimately rough on our own self-esteem. ~ Eric Allenbaugh

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca


Sayings about Blame

People blame themselves for the purpose of being praised. ~ Traditional Proverb

The rich man makes mistakes and the poor men get the blame. ~ Romanian Proverbs

One does harm, and another bears the blame. ~ English Proverbs

Neither blame or praise yourself. ~ Traditional Proverb

Wine bears no blame — only the drunkard. ~ Russian Proverbs

Those who cant dance blame it on the music. ~ Jamaican Proverbs

If you don’t want to be hung yourself, blame the dog for stealing the sausage. ~ German Proverbs

If you cannot catch a fish, do not blame the sea. ~ Greek Proverbs

If the bride can’t dance, she blames the musicians. ~ Yiddish Proverbs

If a son is uneducated, his father is to blame. ~ Chinese Proverb

Everyone blames his memory, but never his judgment. ~ French Proverb

Adam must have an Eve to blame for his faults. ~ Italian Proverbs

If a wife is unfaithful then the husband is partly to blame. ~ Arabian Proverb

Blame is a lazy man’s wages. ~ Danish Proverb

Don’t blame your wife’s side if your son is cross-eyed. ~ Russian Proverb

He who flatters me is my enemy, who blames me is my teacher. ~ Chinese Proverb

Do not blame the sun for the darkness of the night. ~ Georgian Proverbs

The absent are always to blame. ~ Danish Proverb

You can’t blame the axe for the noise made by the chicken you are about to slaughter. ~ Malagasy Proverb

Worthless people blame their karma. ~ Myanmar Proverb

A bad workman always blames his tools. ~ Traditional Proverb

Man sins… then blames it on the devil. ~ Afghan Proverb

Quotations on Blame

Everything I do you blame on me. ~ Author Unknown

Some blames are actually praise, and some praises are actually blame. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed. ~ Louis XIV

People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame — and only one — themselves. ~ Robert Collier

Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect. ~ Lionel Trilling

I praise loudly, I blame softly. ~ Catherine II of Russia

We live in a society that blames everybody else for what’s wrong. ~ Max Cannon

There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet. ~ Samuel Beckett

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes. ~ Kenneth Hildebrand

God, Private Enterprise and government have made me what I am, and now they have to take some of the blame. ~ Joy Baluch

When you blame others, you give up your power to change. ~ Dr. Robert Anthony

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame. ~ Meg Greenfield

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. ~ Don Shula

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ~ Anita Brookner

Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one is to blame. ~ Erica Jong

Blame is safer than praise. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. ~ Laurence J. Peter

What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes! ~ Sophocles

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. ~ Saki

Mistakes fail in their mission of helping the person who blames them on the other fellow. ~ Henry S. Haskins

Luck’s always to blame. ~ Jean De La Fontaine

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. ~ John Burroughs

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. ~ Arnold H. Glasgow

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. ~ Author Unknown

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. His instinct is to blame. If he is satisfied, he says nothing; if he is not, he most illogically kicks up a row. ~ Arnold Bennett

When we blame, we give away our power. ~ Greg Anderson

No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying. ~ Alexander Herzen

The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise. ~ Alighieri

You can’t blame gravity for falling in love. ~ Albert Einstein

In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman. ~ Lady Nancy Astor

No one is a failure until they blame somebody else. ~ Charles Jones

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. ~ Bernard M. Baruch

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you ~ Wayne Dyer

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us. ~ Oscar Wilde

Yes, there are times when something is legitimately not our fault. Blaming others, however, keeps us in a stuck state and is ultimately rough on our own self-esteem. ~ Eric Allenbaugh

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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