Apology Quotes

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 

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