JUSTIFYING YOURSELF

RELATED INDEX TOPICS: Righteousness/Self-Righteousness, Humility/Pride.

         1. A sin is two sins when it is defended.

         2. A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, & strong enough to correct them.

         3. Justifying a fault doubles it.

         4. There are always excuses available if you are weak enough to use them.

         5. The fellow who will never admit he was wrong really is saying he is no smarter now than he used to be.

         6. Never give an excuse that you would not be willing to accept.

         7. If you have an excuse, don't use it.

         8. More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying they made them.

         9. The man who takes time to explain his mistakes has little time left for anything else.

         10. Few things in life are more difficult for some of us than admitting a mistake.

         11. O Lord, deliver me from the lust of always vindicating myself.--Augustine

         12. If you open your mouth to vindicate yourself you will lose what you might gain.

         13. The three most difficult words to speak are: "I was mistaken."

         14. We seldom admit mistakes that have not caught up with us.

         15. It is seldom as hard to tell the truth as it is to hide a lie.

         16. Almost all of our faults are more pardonable than the methods we use to hide them.

         17. The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse.

         18. Time wasted thinking up excuses would be better spent avoiding the need for them.

         19. For every sin Satan is ready to provide an excuse.