Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.
An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.
In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
Being an American means never having to say you're sorry.
An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.
Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
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.
I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.
An apology? Bah! Disgusting! Cowardly! Beneath the dignity of any gentleman, however wrong he might be.
or simply:
