“Never complain. Never explain.”

“Never explain, never complain.”

Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister

“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”

Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer

“I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.”

James A. Michener (1907–1997) American author

“Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.”

Robert Greene (1959) American author

“Never Deny : Never Explain : Never Apologise”

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841–1920) Royal Navy admiral of the fleet

“Never apologise, never explain.”

Muriel Spark (1918–2006) Scottish writer

“Those who do not complain are never pitied.”

Jane Austen (1775–1817) English novelist

“Never complain about what you permit.”

Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer

“He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.”

Wendell Berry (1934) author