“The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.” DoeMissingMarkBlameTargetArcher Author:Confucius
“It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.” GreatnessIncreaseMarkBlameGuiltFortuneCriminalsStealingDaringCrownsDiminishPurses Author:Friedrich Schiller
“The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret -- that man is black at heart: mark and avoid him.” MenHeartDoeBlackFriendshipSecretSawsLaughterMarkBlameWitAngleAbsentAbsent Friends Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“But... when I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave it's mark - on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own. I can't blame either of you for something I made necessary. I may gain forgiveness, but that doesn't let me escape the consequences.” KindMayMadeI CanLeftConsequenceGainsLet MeMarkBlameBoundsNot SureBleedingEclipseJacobStitches Author:Stephenie Meyer
“Owning your own feelings, rather than blaming them on someone else, is the mark of a person who has moved from contracted to expanded awareness.” PersonsFeelingsSpiritualAwarenessMarkBlameMoved Book:Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges Source: Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges
“You set me up," I say. "One big con. You can't blame me because I turned out not to be gullible enough. You can't blame the mark. That's not how it works. Have some respect for the nature of the game.” EnoughBigsGamesMarkBlameGullibleBlame Me Book:Black Heart Source: Black Heart
“If there is someone in need whom you wish to help, whether the initiative came from him or from you, do no more than he expects of you, not what you might personally wish to do. If you overstep the mark, you will not deserve thanks, but blame from him and others and you will attract hostility, not friendship.” IfsNeedsHelpingWisdomMightWishDeserveMarkBlameThanksIslamicInitiativeHostilityNot Friends Author:Ibn Hazm
“Mark Winchester has left the band. He's decided that he's tired of the road and just wants to concentrate on his career in Nashville. I don't blame him at all. He'll certainly be missed.” WantLeftCareersBandDecidedMarkBlameTiredNashville Author:Brian Setzer