a bad workman always blames his tools

== English == === Alternative forms === a bad carpenter blames his tools a poor workman blames his tools === Proverb === a bad workman always blames his tools It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them. Never had ill workman good tools. An ill labourer quarrels with his tools. Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed. ==== Translations ====