| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Excuse |
| | | A poor excuse is better than none. Latin. | 1 |
| An unasked excuse infers transgression. Italian. | 2 |
| An excuse is good if it hold good. Italian. | 3 |
| Any excuse will serve when one has not a mind to do a thing. Italian. | 4 |
| Better a bad excuse than none at all. | 5 |
| He that does amiss never lacks excuses. Italian. | 6 |
| He who excuses himself, accuses himself. French, Italian, Dutch. | 7 |
| That which is customary requires no excuse. Italian. | 8 |
| Why should excuse be born or e’er begot. Shakespeare. | 9 | | |
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