“And truly it is a very natural and ordinary thing to desire to acquire, and always, when men do it who can, they will be praised or not blamed; but when they cannot, and wish to do it anyway, here lies the error and the blame.”

“Whether or not you believe in Fate comes down to one thing: who do you blame when something goes wrong.”

“When in doubt about who's to blame. Blame the English.”

“I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the centre of the world.”

“Kids don’t do what their parents say-they do what they see their parents do. So who was to blame here?”

“Employers do not wish to hire victims, rather they try to hire balanced and flexible people who do not blame others for their situation.”

“Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.”

“"Fools rush where Angels fear to tread!" Angels and Fools have equal claim
To do what Nature bids them do, sans hope of praise, sans fear of blame!”

“It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and, when the wind turns against us, always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds, or to blame someone else for our mistakes.”

“When no one is to blame, everyone is to blame.”