Justifying Quotes

“But don't they say that all is fair in love and war? I heard that somewhere."
"'They?' Who are 'they?'"
"I don't know. Just people."
"That's what the victorious claim, not the defeated; the powerful, not the powerless. 'All is fair.' 'The end justifies the means.' Is that what you believe?”
― John Connolly, The Infernals

“My species has a great many good reasons for making war, though none of them is as good as the reason for not making war.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Changing Planes

“The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar.”
― Germany Kent

“Two people pass each other. As one looks upon the other's skin color, the other is looking back at their appearance. Both justifying, how better and righteous they are, in their own insecurities.”
― Anthony Liccione

“YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TELLING YOUR TRUTH and for calling yourself out if you are lying or justifying something in your own head.”
― Rachel D. Greenwell

“Karma is impossible to escape, or overcome. This is because it is both objective, and subjective. Even if you can convince others that your bad actions are justified, you can never convince yourself, for a long period.”
― Robert Black

“You do not have to prove yourself to anyone, nor do you have to justify your beliefs or the way you live your life.”
― Bohdi Sanders, The Art of Inner Peace: The Law of Attraction for Inner Peace

“The Eye of Karma by Stewart Stafford

Do we still rationalise things we do?
Karma's cold, clear eye sees through,
Soiled laundry aired for the public to see,
A looking glass raised to gross misdeeds.

No compunction, an inflaming sick note,
Deaf to the plea bargains began by rote,
Facing peccadilloes that seek redress,
Damaging overflow of avarice and hubris.

Poison sucked from self-flagellation wounds,
The stinging venom disgorged and plumed,
A penalty passed with the gavel in hand,
Purge those failings with goodwill planned.

© Stewart Stafford, 2022. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“At some point I got tired of justifying myself, finding beliefs that excused my actions, and doing the same things over and over. I decided it would make more sense to get advice from people who’d managed to overcome their dependence on substances, so I started opening up to friends who were in the Twelve Steps. They told me that addiction was not a moral or philosophical problem but a spiritual one. They told me I couldn’t think or work my way out of it; only God could free me from it.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose