Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Excuses

• He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Clever, Motivation, 4th Of July

• Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Im Sorry, Apology, Positivity

• I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Men, Excuse, Dare

• I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Peace, Mean, Men

  Benjamin Franklin (1850). “The autobiography of Benj. Franklin: Published verbatim from the original manuscript by his grandson Will. Temple Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks”, p.75

• God heals, and the doctor takes the fees. Energy and persistence conquer all things. He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! Oh, it's easier to keep Holidays than Commandments. Well done is better than well said.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Holiday, Persistence, Doctors

• The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Cynical, Faults, Excuse

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.36, Nayika Publishing

• Necessity is our quickest excuse.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Excuse

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