An apology is the superglue of life. . .

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

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

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

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.
~Isaac Friedmann

The bitterest tears shed over graves . . .

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone.
~Harriet Beecher Stowe, Little Foxes, 1865

There's one sad truth in life I've found

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

True remorse is never just a . . .

True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.
~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

In some families, please is described . . .

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

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
~Kimberly Johnson

Keep your words soft and tender because . . .

Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them.

When you realize you've made a mistake . . .

When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. ~Dan Heist

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

"Apology is only egotism wrong side out."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

The only correct actions are those . . .

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

An apology is the superglue of life.

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

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

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

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.
~Isaac Friedmann

The bitterest tears shed over . . .

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone.
~Harriet Beecher Stowe, Little Foxes, 1865

There's one sad truth in life I've found . . .

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

True remorse is never just a . . .

True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.
~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

In some families . . .

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

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
~Kimberly Johnson