Success has many fathers while failure is an orphan
Success is claimed by many but failure is denied by everyone
Sorry, but in the (grand?) tradition of "success has a thousand fathers; failure is an orphan", Aladdin has no surname.
It is not a question to be answered but a common expression describing ownership of success and failure. It means many people are willing to take the credit for a success action while none take the credit if an action turns to failure.
The phrase "success has many fathers but failure is an orphan" suggests that when something succeeds, many people often take credit or want to be associated with it. In contrast, failure tends to be isolated, with fewer individuals willing to claim responsibility or be linked to it. This highlights the tendency for people to seek recognition in positive outcomes while shying away from accountability in negative ones. Ultimately, it reflects on human nature's inclination to celebrate success and distance from failure.
To paraphrase JFK himself, success has a thousand fathers; failure is an orphan - or did he say "bastard"? See the LINK below.
Galeazzo Ciano. - Son in law of Benito Mussolini.
i am the orphan.
Because everyone desires success and hates failure. Everything we do we hunt for a good result. We usually treat kind to a success just like we are generous and sweet to a child. But to failure, we are so mean and don't want to face it just like we are careless to an orphan
by your grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. Likely an untraceable axiom with very slight variations, Mussolini's son-in-law Count Ciano used in his WWII diaries. John F. Kennedy made it memorable in a speech. The attributin is correct, but the words are slightly different. Originally success was victory and failure was defeat. JFK accepted the blame for the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. He used the saying in its original form.
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Count galeazzo ciano
It means that wherever there is a successful event or person, there are many people who want to take credit for it while defeat, on the other hand, is an orphan and no one wants to take credit for it.