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. ~Author 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, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
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, The Man Upstairs
Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson
True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
It's easier to apologize than ask for permission. ~Author 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
The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology. ~Author Unknown
Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. ~Dan Heist
Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them. ~Author Unknown
Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson
In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. ~Margaret Laurence
True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. ~Isaac Friedmann
There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe, Little Foxes, 1865
An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown
An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. ~Lynn Johnston
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. ~Red Auerbach
Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ~Paul Boese
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. ~Emily Kimbrough
It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission. ~Grace Hopper
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting? ~Stephen Levine
For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. ~Author Unknown
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. ~Chinese Proverb
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. ~William Blake
True friends stab you in the front. ~Oscar Wilde
Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown
The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. ~Henry Boye
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched. ~Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town Sayings, 1911 |
