I didn’t know! Now I do. So now I can choose because I know the difference.
“Do not complain, Do not explain” ~British Maxim I read on The Art of Manliness.com. I have been implementing this and it is a truth. If you explain all you end up doing is making excuses, so don’t. And don’t complain, complaining is whining, I hate whining.
Looking up ‘excuses’ quotes.
http://www.quotegarden.com/excuses.html
“We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ~Marcus Fabius Quintilian (born in the North of Spain)
“Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.” ~Edward R. Murrow
“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”~Florence Nightingale
“The trouble with always leaving yourself a way out is that you always take it.” ~Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
(mine: yeah, don’t have a plan B, plan B is not sticking to the plan)
“Every vice has its excuse ready.” ~Publilius Syrus
“We are all manufacturers — some make good, others make trouble, and still others make excuses.” ~Author Unknown
“Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them.” Â Â Â Â ~Author Unknown
“The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse.” ~Author Unknown
“If God had intended me to make excuses for who I am, He would have given me better excuses.” ~Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
“If you always make excuses to not follow through you deserve the weight of anxiety on your chest.” ~Daniel, @blindedpoet
OBSTACLES…
“The obstacles you face are… mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach.” ~Clarence Blasier
“To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?” ~Jim Rohn
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. ~Zig Ziglar
You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life. ~Les Brown
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