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: an, failure, many, success

See also:

come from far and wide
be widely held
along the beaten track
a couple of (people or things)
couple of
awagging
big and bold
chief
(there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians
and those

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