More people need to learn that it’s not weakness to apologize. The stronger person always apologizes. Hopefully these apology quotes can help you in some way:
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
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
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 (what about the people in-between?)
Never ruin an apology with an excuse. -Kimberly Johnson
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 is usually gets you an apology. -Unknown
Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. -Margaret Lee Runbeck
Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them. -Unknown
Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. -Isaac Friedmann
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand. -Emily Kimbrough
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so you apologize for truth. -Benjamin Disraeli
Apologies only account for that which they do not alter. -Benjamin Disraeli
An apology might help, but you can change your life without one. -Robin Quivers
I don’t ask for an apology because it’s only tomorrow’s fish-and-chip paper. -Tracey Emin
Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well. -Jim Rohn
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. -Paul Boese
When you realize you’ve made a mistake, make amends immediately. It’s easier to eat crow while it’s still warm. -Dan Heist
What do you think of this? Does someone owe you an apology? Or are you always the first person to try and make amends…simply because you know it’s terrible to have that all hanging over your head?
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