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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come from far and wide
- along the beaten track
- beaten
- couple
- couple of
- a couple of (people or things)
- big and bold
- force of numbers
- chief
- (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians