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Justifying a fault doubles it. - French Proverb

Justifying a fault doubles it. – French Proverb

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To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals — and critics of the Womens Movement. – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

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

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Any excuse will serve a tyrant. – Aesop

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A lie is an excuse guarded. – Jonathan Swift

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