Success has many fathers failure is an orphan In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "success has many fathers failure is an orphan", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-12-21 10:12

Meaning of Success has many fathers failure is an orphan

Success has many fathers failure is an orphan saying spoken informal proverb

Many individuals will take credit for success, but few will take responsibility for failure.

A: I heard that the film received a lot of criticism from the audiences. However, no one in the film crew dared to explain in front of the press. B: Well, success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.

My grandmother advised me to be responsible for everything I've done because success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.

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