“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place.”

“If, in reading translations, you come across a haiku that does not convey to you any emotion at all, do not blame yourself or the poet. Blame it on the translator!”

“Today, many people blame their situation on family background. Some would say, ‘I am poor because everyone in my family is poor.’ If you make excuses for being poor, your poverty cannot be excused. Remember, you are responsible for what you give your attention to; so it is unnecessary to blame your situation on anyone. Today, it is common for people to blame their failure on their family background, whereas they attribute their success to their personal effort.”

“…History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.”

“You can't keep blaming yourself. Just blame yourself once, and move on."

Homer Simpson”

“Blame unto others only as you would first blame yourself.”

“You have yourself to blame.”

“Who takes the blame: the leader who talks of poverty but lives in luxury, or the poor who choose a leader of that type?”

“No one blames her."
"That never matters," said Alec. "Not when you blame yourself.”

“If you set yourself to it, you can live the same life, rich or poor. You can keep on with your books and your ideas. You just got to say to yourself, "I'm a free man in here" - he tapped his forehead - "and you're all right.”