“Possessed, as are all the fair daughters of Eve, of an hereditary propensity, transmitted to them undiminished through succeeding generations, to be 'soonmoved withtheslightesttouch of blame'; very little precept and practice will confirm them in the habit, and instruct them all the maxims, of self-justification.” LittlesSelfPracticeGenerationsHabitSucceedDaughterFairsBlamePossessedJustificationMaximsPropensityHereditarySelf Justification Author:Maria Edgeworth
“Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, "empâecher", Fr.) men from acting badly; the natural sense of commiseration (or "sympathy", - "commisération", Fr.) for one's fellow men - compassion, and the influence of education, by association of ideas ("par l'association d'idées", Fr.) - habit.” MenTwoIdeasReasonNaturalActingCompassionInfluenceHabitFellowsBlameRemainsSelfishPunishmentMotiveEtcAssociationFellow ManRationsDishonourSelfish ReasonsActing Badly Author:African Spir
“Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector.” FactsGovernmentFailingHabitBlameCreditPrivate Sector Author:Thomas Woods
“Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” ThinkingLoveLifeShouldDoeSoulCommonEnvironmentHabitGratitudeMindfulnessStrongerBlameDetermineLovelySurroundingsLovely Life Author:William James
“As individuals, and as a society, we can choose to take responsibility for ourselves. In doing so we have to accept that sometimes when things go wrong, it is just an accident. In order to change how we lay blame, we’re going to have to change our over-protective habits; children can only learn to take responsibility when given a chance to assess and mitigate risk for themselves.” ChildrenSometimesOrderIndividualGivenChanceResponsibilityAcceptingRiskHabitBlameLaysAccidentsTaking ResponsibilityProtectiveWhen Things Go WrongGiven A Chance Author:Gever Tulley
“We're taught to solely blame our luck-of-the-draw genes for our health issues, rather than our daily habits, dietary choices, and interplay with the environment that surrounds us.” ChoicesIssuesEnvironmentTaughtHabitDrawsBlameLuckSurroundGenesHealth IssuesDaily Habits Author:Kris Carr
“Placing the blame is a bad habit, but taking the blame is a sure builder of character” CharacterInspirationHabitBlameBad HabitsBuilder Author:Orlando Aloysius Battista
“It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious; he learned the habit from Nature.” MenLiteratureViolenceHabitBlameFaultsFierceUnfair Book:INWARD HO! Source: INWARD HO!
“You surely can't be trying to blame us for Erak's habit of charging ashore waving an axe and grabbing everything that isn't nailed down? No offence, Svengal." Svengal shrugged. "None taken. It's a pretty accurate description of Erak on a raid, as a matter of fact.” TryingMatterFactsTakenHabitBlameDescriptionAccurateMatter Of FactOffenceChargingGrabbing Author:John Flanagan