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“A history of civilization shares the presumptuousness of every philosophical enterprise: it offers the ridiculous spectacle of a fragment expounding the whole. Like philosophy, such a venture has no rational excuse, and is at best but a brave stupidity; but let us hope that, like philosophy, it will always lure some rash spirits into its fatal depths.”

Philosophy Whole Spirit Share Civilization Offers Philosophical Brave Depth Excuse Stupidity Ridiculous Rational Enterprise Venture Fragments Lure

Book:Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization

Source: Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization

“... no young colored person in the United States today can truthfully offer as an excuse for lack of ambition or aspiration that members of his race have accomplished so little, he is discouraged from attempting anything himself. For there is scarcely a field of human endeavor which colored people have been allowed to enter in which there is not at least one worthy representative.”

Source: A Colored Woman in a White World

“Nobody likes to offer stupidity as an excuse.”

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Author:Mason Cooley

“We make up any excuse to preserve myths about people we love, but the reverse is also true; if we dislike an individual we adamantly resist changing our opinion, even when somebody offers proof of his decency, because it's vital to have myths about both the gods and devils in our lives.”

People Ifs Individual Opinion Our Lives Offers Devil Excuse Myth Proof Preserves Dislike Reverse Decency

Author:Marlon Brando

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

Motivational Lying Liberty Teacher Honesty Offers Excuse Presidential Confession 4th Of July No Excuses Making Excuses Stop Making Excuses

Book:The Writings of George Washington: pt. IV. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end of his life: (v. 10) May, 1789-November, 1794. (v. 11) November, 1794-December, 1799

Source: The Writings of George Washington: pt. IV. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end of his life: (v. 10) May, 1789-November, 1794. (v. 11) November, 1794-December, 1799

“As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings; this indeed is the only excuse that offers for the middle-aged or elderly writer whose thoughts should more properly be turned to graver matters, occupying himself with the trivial concerns of imaginary people.”

“Besides, Southerners are hospitable. They'll probably offer me lemonade." Excuse me? You're going to sit on a porch and drink lemonade while I plow a swamp with a goat's horn?" Yes, ma'am. And I aim to wear my seamless shirt while you do it.”

Drink Offers Aim Excuse Shirts Horns Goats Excuse Me Swamps Porch Southerner Lemonade Seamless

Author:Nancy Werlin

“She tried to remind herself that beauty was only skin deep, but that didn't offer any helpful excuses when she was berating herself for never knowing what to say to people. There was nothing more depressing than an ugly girl with no personality.”

People Girl Knowing Personality Offers Skins Excuse Ugly Helpful Depressing Skin Deep Ugly Girl Berating

Author:Julia Quinn

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