Apologies

Quotes about Apologies

In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.

~Margaret Laurence

An apology is a good way to have the last word.

~ Unknown

A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

~G.K. Chesterton

An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.

~Lynn Johnston

Apologizing — a very desperate habit — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

~P.G. Wodehouse

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

~Kimberly Johnson

For every person who atones, a hundred others find regret sufficient.

~Robert Brault

True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.

~Mignon McLaughlin

It's easier to apologize than ask for permission.

~ Unknown

Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.

~King Charles I

The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.

~Red Auerbach

A relationship becomes easier when you realize that you don't have to be the one at fault to be the one who's sorry.

~Robert Brault

The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.

~ Unknown

Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.

~Margaret Lee Runbeck