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
Kostandin-Albanian
Perceval-Arthurian Romance
Ademaro-Italian
PierPYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)Italian, Dutch
Vova-Russian
Marinella-Italian