To excuse yourself is to accuse yourself.

A bad carpenter never has a good saw.

We dislike many things in order not to dislike ourselves.

Don't blame the mirror for your looks.

The guilty make excuses before they are accused.

Every act has an explanation for it.

What may be mistaken for shyness may be plain selfishness.

Don't confuse love for yourself with selfishness.

When we get frightened we look for scapegoats.

Love blinds us to reason.

To show resentment is to admit you deserve it.

We may excuse an inhuman act by saying we are merely human after all.