Success is claimed by many but failure is denied by everyone
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.
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There were 74 delegates/founding fathers at the constitutional convention
The founding fathers believed in liberty for all, yet many "owned" slaves.
Success has many fathers while failure is an orphan
Success is claimed by many but failure is denied by everyone
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.
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.
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.
Orphan at My Door has 221 pages.
No. The orphan train hasn't run for many, many years now. Adoption agencies have replaced such "dinosaurs" as the orphan train.
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There are 2 syllables. Or-phan.
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There are two syllables. Or-phan.
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