- There are occasions on which all apologies are rudeness. ~ Samuel Johnson
- The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. ~ Red Auerbach
- The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
- The best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words. ~ John Milton
- Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. ~ Tryon Edwards
- No sensible person ever made an apology. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Never ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson
- Never make a defense or apology before you are accused. ~ Charles I
- Never apologize and never explain – it’s a sign of weakness. ~ John Wayne
- Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of in parlors without an apology, is, in its effects and laws, as beautiful as roses. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well. ~ Jim Rohn
- Go to the effort. Invest the time. Write the letter. Make the apology. Take the trip. Purchase the gift. Do it. The seized opportunity renders joy. The neglected brings regret. ~ Max L. Lucado
- Friends are God’s apology for relations. ~ Hugh Kingsmill
- Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ~ Margaret Lee Runbeck
- Apologizing – a very desperate habit – one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Apologies only account for the evil which they cannot alter. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
- An apology might help, but you can change your life without one. ~ Robin Quivers
- 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. ~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. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton
- A hero is someone we can admire without apology. ~ Kitty Kelley
