“Being sorry for myself is a luxury I can't afford.”
Source: The Talisman: A Novel
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Being Sorry Quotes
Source: Complete Works Of George Eliot
“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.”
“Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.”
“More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.”
“And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.”
“An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.”
“Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well.”
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake
Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
“True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.”
Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin
“When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”
Source: Mere Christianity: a revised and enlarged edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, The case for Christianity, Christian behaviour, and Beyond personality
“Being an American means never having to say you're sorry.”
Source: Hocus Pocus
Source: Kushiel's Dart
“But sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love.”
Source: Carrie
“True sorrow is as rare as true love.”
Source: Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power
“Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.”
“In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.”
Source: A Bird in the House: Stories
“An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.”
Source: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day
“Apologies only account for that which they do not alter.”
Source: The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches
“A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation.”
Source: Practical Truths
“I'm sorry you're angry is not an apology.”
Source: Revenge of the Spellmans: Document #3
“The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.”
“You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.”
“Never apologize for what you feel. It's like being sorry for being real.”
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
Source: The Republic
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”