success has many fathers, failure is an orphan



success has many fathers, failure is an orphan

People are quick to associate themselves with successful ventures and distance themselves from failures. A: "All the people who were so excited about this project in the beginning now act like they've never even heard of it." B: "Well, success has many fathers, failure is an orphan."
See also: failure, many, success

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mose-German
Artemisios-Ancient Greek
RÍOna-Irish
GareyGER-ee, GAR-eeEnglish
ValdemarVAHL-de-mahr (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Ealhhere-Anglo-Saxon