(ROOT (SINV (VP (TO To) (VP (NN err))) (VP (VBZ is)) (ADJP (JJ human)) (. .)))
To err is human.
mark
to
To
PART
TO
nsubj
Number=Sing
err
err
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (TO To) (VP (VB blame) (NP (DT the) (JJ other) (NN guy))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADVP (RB even) (RBR more)) (JJ human))) (. .)))
To blame the other guy is even more human.
mark
to
To
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
blame
blame
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
guy
guy
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Common) (NN sense)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (RB all) (RB that) (JJ common)) (. .)))
Common sense is not all that common.
amod
Degree=Pos
common
Common
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
advmod
that
that
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB Why)) (SQ (VP (VB tell) (NP (DT the) (NN truth)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB come) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN excuse))))))))) (. ?)))
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
advmod
PronType=Int
why
Why
ADV
WRB
root
VerbForm=Inf
tell
tell
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
iobj
Number=Sing
truth
truth
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
come
come
VERB
VB
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
excuse
excuse
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT These) (CD three) (JJ popular) (NNS misquotes)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN meant) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (NP (NNS jokes)))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (CC yet) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP tell) (NP (PRP us)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PP (IN about) (NP (JJ human) (NN nature)))))) (. .)))
These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
popular
popular
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Plur
misquote
misquotes
NOUN
NNS
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
mean
meant
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Number=Plur
joke
jokes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
yet
yet
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tell
VERB
VBP
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (S (VP (VP (TO To) (VP (VB err))) (, ,) (CC or) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NNS mistakes)))) (, ,))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADVP (RB indeed)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG being) (ADJP (JJ human)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ seems) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (JJS most) (NNS people)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB accept) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN responsibility)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN problem))))))))))))) (. .)))
To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem.
mark
to
To
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
err
err
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
mistake
mistakes
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
indeed
indeed
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
cop
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
acl
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADJ
JJS
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
want
want
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
accept
accept
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
problem
problem
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Perhaps)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ natural) (NN thing)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB do))))))) (. .)))
Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.
advmod
perhaps
Perhaps
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
natural
natural
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ original) (NN quote)) (PP (IN about) (NP (JJ human) (NN nature)))) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN like) (NP (DT this))) (: :) (`` ``) (S (S (VP (TO To) (NP (NN err)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ human)) (, ,) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB forgive)))) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ divine))))) (. .) ('' '')))
The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine."
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
original
original
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
quote
quote
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
nature
nature
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
like
like
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
case
to
To
PART
TO
nsubj
Number=Sing
err
err
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
parataxis
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
forgive
forgive
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Degree=Pos
divine
divine
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT This)) (VP (VBG saying) (SBAR (S (VP (VBZ mirrors) (SBAR (S (NP (DT an) (JJ ideal) (NNS people)) (VP (MD should) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (VBG forgiving) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS others) (POS ')) (NNS mistakes)))))))))))) (. .)))
This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mirror
mirrors
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ideal
ideal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
forgive
forgiving
VERB
VBG
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
mistake
mistakes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Instead)) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP tend) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB do) (NP (DT the) (NN opposite)) (S (VP (VB -find) (NP (NP (NN someone) (JJ else)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB pass) (NP (DT the) (NN blame)) (PRT (IN on)) (PP (IN to))))))))))))) (. .)))
Instead, we tend to do the opposite -find someone else to pass the blame on to.
advmod
instead
Instead
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tend
tend
VERB
VBP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
do
do
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
opposite
opposite
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Inf
-find
-find
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
else
else
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
pass
pass
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
blame
blame
NOUN
NN
obl
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
to
to
ADP
IN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB However)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG taking) (NP (NN responsibility)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NN something)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD went) (ADJP (JJ wrong))))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN making)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ great) (NN maturity))))) (. .)))
However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
responsibility
responsibility
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
making
making
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
maturity
maturity
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Common) (NN sense)) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBP call) (S (NP (JJ clear) (NN thought))))))) (. .)))
Common sense is what we call clear thought.
amod
Degree=Pos
common
Common
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
call
call
VERB
VBP
amod
Degree=Pos
clear
clear
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
thought
thought
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (S (VP (VBG Having) (NP (JJ common) (NN sense)))) (VP (VBZ means) (S (VP (VBG having) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (JJ general) (NN plan)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD will) (VP (VB make) (S (NP (NNS things)) (VP (VB work) (ADVP (RB well))))))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB also)) (VP (VBZ means) (S (VP (VBG staying) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (NN plan))))))) (. .)))
Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan.
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
have
Having
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
general
general
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
plan
plan
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
will
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
work
work
VERB
VB
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
mean
means
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
stay
staying
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
plan
plan
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (JJ Common) (NN sense)) (VP (VBZ tells) (NP (PRP you)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP take) (NP (DT an) (NN umbrella)) (ADVP (RB out)) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT a) (NN rainstorm)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP leave) (NP (DT the) (NN umbrella) (NN home)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP hear) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN weather) (NN forecast)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN sunshine))))))))) (. .)))
Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.
amod
Degree=Pos
common
Common
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
take
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
umbrella
umbrella
NOUN
NN
advmod
out
out
ADV
RB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
rainstorm
rainstorm
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leave
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
umbrella
umbrella
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
hear
hear
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
weather
weather
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
forecast
forecast
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
sunshine
sunshine
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Common) (NN sense)) (VP (VBZ does) (RB not) (VP (VB seem) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ common)) (PP (IN for) (NP (JJ large) (NNS organizations)))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (ADJP (RB so) (JJ many)) (NNS things)) (VP (VBG going) (PRT (RP on)) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (CD one) (NN person)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN charge)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN everything)))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.
amod
Degree=Pos
common
Common
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
sense
sense
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
seem
seem
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
organization
organizations
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
go
going
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
ccomp
Number=Sing
charge
charge
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Tot
everything
everything
PRON
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS People)) (VP (VBP say) (SBAR (IN that) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (JJ large) (NN company))) (, ,) (`` ``) (NP (DT the) (JJ right) (NN hand)) (VP (VBZ does) (RB not) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ left) (NN hand)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBG doing)))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
People
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
say
VERB
VBP
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
large
large
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
right
right
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
hand
hand
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
left
left
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
hand
hand
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
do
doing
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (SBARQ (CC And) (WHNP (WP what)) (SQ (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ wrong) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN society)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ thinks) (SBAR (IN that) (S (S (VP (VBG making) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT a) (JJ good) (NN excuse)))) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN like) (S (VP (VBG creating) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN work)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN art))))))))))))))))) (. ?)))
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
PronType=Int
what
what
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
thinks
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
csubj:outer
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
excuse
excuse
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
like
like
SCONJ
IN
ccomp
VerbForm=Ger
create
creating
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
art
art
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (CD One)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ common) (NNS problems)) (PP (IN with) (S (VP (VBG making) (NP (NNS excuses)))))))) (VP (VBZ is) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (NNS people)) (, ,) (ADVP (RB especially) (JJ young) (NNS people)) (, ,)) (VP (VBP get) (NP (DT the) (NN idea) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (PRP it))) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (JJ okay)) (S (RB not) (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (RB totally) (JJ honest)) (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN time))))))))))))) (. .)))
One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time.
nsubj:outer
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
common
common
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
problem
problems
NOUN
NNS
mark
with
with
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
excuse
excuses
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
especially
especially
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
get
get
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
acl
Degree=Pos
okay
okay
ADJ
JJ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
advmod
totally
totally
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
honest
honest
ADJ
JJ
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN corollary)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT that)))) (: :) (S (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (JJ good) (NN excuse)) (VP (VBZ is) (`` ``) (ADJP (JJ good)) ('' '')))) (SBAR (ADVP (RB even)) (IN if) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB n't) (ADJP (JJ honest))))) (, ,) (WHADVP (RB then) (WRB where)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN place)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN truth)))))))) (. ?)))
There is a corollary to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
corollary
corollary
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
excuse
excuse
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advcl
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advcl
Degree=Pos
honest
honest
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
parataxis
PronType=Int
where
where
ADV
WRB
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
truth
truth
NOUN
NN
punct
?
?
PUNCT
.
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.  Common sense is not all that common.  Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?  These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine." This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite -find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.  Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."  And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?