Quotes with excuse

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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson We must hold a man amenable to reason for the choice of his daily craft or profession. It is not an excuse any longer for his deeds that they are the custom of his trade. What business has he with an evil trade?
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Anthony Holden When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath of allegiance to the Monarch?'.
    Anthony Holden
    English writer, broadcaster and critic
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  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali When you have an accident, they will save their own people, and those who have worked with you or with the NGOs are left. Unfortunately, this happens always. It is not an excuse at all.
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Egyptian politician and diplomat (1922 - 2016)
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  • Ambrose Bierce Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
    Ambrose Bierce
    American writer (1842 - 1914)
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  • Ambrose Bierce Bacchus: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
    Ambrose Bierce
    American writer (1842 - 1914)
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  • Ambrose Bierce Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
    Ambrose Bierce
    American writer (1842 - 1914)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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