success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
- success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
Cf. 1942 G. CIANO Diary 9 Sept. (1946) II. 196 La vittoria trova cento padri, e nessuno vuole riconoscere l’insuccesso. Victory has a hundred fathers, and no one acknowledges a failure.
1961 J. F. KENNEDY News Conference 21 Apr. in Public Papers of Presidents of U.S. (1962) 312 There’s an old saying that victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan.
1991 Washington Times 29 Jan. G1 In the aftermath of the impeccably executed aerial attack that initiated the war with Iraq, the old saw that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan comes to mind.
2002 Times 11 June 19 In war, it has often been noted, victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
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