Apology Quotes

Would 'sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.

You just can't apologize for being you nor for your emotional self, nor for your intellectual self, nor for spiritual self, nor for your physical self. It's all a part of who you are, signal that you don't value who you are, once that occurs you have a serious work to do, to get back to where you need to be in order to move on in life.

Auliq-Ice

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Apologize v: to lay the foundation for a future offence.

Apology - a desperate habit and one that is rarely cured.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

No sensible person ever made an apology.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Repentance is for little children.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy you can't build on it it's good only for wallowing in.

Katherine Mansfield

If I die I forgive you: if I recover we shall see.

Spanish Proverb

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.

God will pardon me. It's his business.

I suppose you've heard all those wicked stories about me. Well I've lived my life as it came and I've done bloody marvels with a bad hand.

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking repentance.

There are people who are very resourceful At being remorseful And who apparently feel that the best way to make friends Is to do something terrible and then make amends.

He's half absolv'd Who has confess'd.

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man without lowering him in his estimation and yours too.

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Apologize v: to lay the foundation for a future offence.

Apology - a desperate habit and one that is rarely cured.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

No sensible person ever made an apology.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Repentance is for little children.

Repentance is but want of power to sin.

Make it a rule of life never to regret and never look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy you can't build on it it's good only for wallowing in.

Katherine Mansfield

If I die I forgive you: if I recover we shall see.

Spanish Proverb

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.

God will pardon me. It's his business.

I suppose you've heard all those wicked stories about me. Well I've lived my life as it came and I've done bloody marvels with a bad hand.

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking repentance.

There are people who are very resourceful At being remorseful And who apparently feel that the best way to make friends Is to do something terrible and then make amends.

He's half absolv'd Who has confess'd.

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man without lowering him in his estimation and yours too.

No sensible person ever made an apology.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Plato

I wish for you the wisdom to realize that forgiveness has nothing to do with an apology.

How could he maintain the apology in his eyes without getting carried away by her cherubic innocence?

I was wrong to insult you, and not only because you are my hosts. I am afraid that I mistook kindness for weakness. My apologies. I stand - only with your aid - profoundly corrected.

Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.

I'd rather apologize to you for not being who you want me to be than apologize to God for not being who I should be.

Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny.

Patricia Briggs

Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?

Marie Lu

You can stay on the porch. Like how you left me on the floor outside our room.""I didn't know what else to do. You found the check, and I panicked.""That isn't an excuse.""I know. And I'm not saying that this is going to make up for it. I'm going to try, really try, to make you trust me again. I want you to trust me. I just... I couldn't sleep last night without you. It was the strangest thing, being in the room alone without you. I couldn't hear you breathing, and your laughter was gone and you were gone, and it was like a part of my life was missing. A big part. I tripped going to the bathroom and banged my head. See?" He pointed to a lovely gash on his forehead."And then I burned my hand on the toaster oven. And then my car wouldn't start. Again. I've never had such bad luck in my life.

Chelsea M. Cameron

With every morsel I ate, I looked into her eyes and apologised for not being able to feed her enough. Her eyes, in turn, apologised for not being able to help me in these tough times.

Empathy--the ability to identify with someone else's suffering--is certainly a prerequisite for a genuine apology.

Mr. Upchurch,” she fumbled. “I . . . I must take my leave directly. But before I go, allow me to say how sorry I am for the callous way I treated you in the past. I regret it most keenly.” His heart squeezed even as he felt his brows rise. “Do you?” She swallowed. “I was wrong about you. I was wrong about a great many things.

I owed the greater apology, but at the same time I knew that was done was done, that no matter what I said now I would never be able to make it right.

Never apologize for correct actions.

Sorry I painted the word 'twat' on your garage door.

He did not speak; merely looked at her with an expression she had seen traces of before but never fully understood until that moment. It was more apology than accusation---a dark stare of acknowledgment that told her he had long since seen his own fate in her actions, and had long since ceased to hold her responsible.

Apology makes you self responsible while excuse makes you undependable

Prabakaran Thirumalai

A meaningful apology is one that communicates three R's: regret, responsibility, and remedy.

Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.

Saying 'I'm sorry' is saying 'I love you' with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other.

Richelle E. Goodrich

A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has the power to change a person's world.

Richelle E. Goodrich

Who cares who's right or wrong when the last word is a kind apology?

Richelle E. Goodrich

I’m sorry. Oh, what simple words are these!I’m sorry. Lips should breathe them out with ease!But nay, in barring up the way,“I’ll die first” are the words you say.I’m sorry, woe is all pride guarantees.

Richelle E. Goodrich

The hero isn’t the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame—deserved or not—and apologize to save a relationship.

Richelle E. Goodrich

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