Sayings about Explanations
I wept when I was born and every day explains why. ~ Spanish Proverbs
A judge knows nothing unless it has been explained to him three times. ~ Traditional Proverb
The end justifies the means. ~ Traditional Proverb
Justifying a fault doubles it. ~ French Proverbs
In his decision the judge with seven reasons gives only one in court. ~ Chinese Proverb
Quotations about Explanations
An explanation is a set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies the causes, context, and consequences of those facts. ~ From Wikipedia
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation. ~ Hector Hugh Munro
There is occasions and causes why and wherefore in all things. ~ William Shakespeare
It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t. ~ Martin Van Buren
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. ~ Harold Hook
You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success. ~ Richard J. Clarke
The less you know about a subject, the longer it takes you to explain it. ~ Author Unknown
To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. ~ Thomas Aquinas
There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
You can’t truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character. ~ Author Unknown
Never complain. Never explain. ~ Henry Ford
The simplest explanation is that it doesn’t make sense.~ William Buechner
The more minimal the art, the more maximum the explanation. ~ Hilton Kramer
Good luck needs no explanation. ~ Shirley Temple
The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms. ~ Angelus Silesius
Listen. Don’t explain or justify. ~ William G. Dyer
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself. ~ Charles Dickens
There’s no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life. ~ Meat Loaf
There’s a time when you have to explain to your children why they’re born, and it’s a marvelous thing if you know the reason by then. ~ Hazel Scott
Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl. ~ Nellie McClung
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. ~ Red Auerbach
There’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child. ~ Frank A. Clark
The way we treat another human being is the way we treat our Lord. That doesn’t need further explanation as much as it needs contemplation. ~ John P. Hahn
It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible. ~ Eugene Ionesco
It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid. ~ Albert Einstein
Never explain — your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you anyway. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation. ~ Will Rogers
Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible. ~ Cesar Ritz
An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason. ~ C. S. Lewis
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. ~ Katherine Mansfield
Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint. ~ Pablo Picasso
An atheist is a man who looks through a telescope and tries to explain all that he can’t see. ~ Author Unknown
Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it. ~ Rabindranath Tagore
Explaining is generally half confessing. ~ George Savile
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. ~ Albert Einstein