We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. - Marcus Fabi

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. – Marcus Fabius Quintilian

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We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible. – François de la Rochefoucauld

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Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. – William Shakespeare

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There is no such thing as a list of reasons. There is either one sufficient reason or a list of excuses. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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