"Never ruin an apology with an excuse."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790 ), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician & printer
Subject ApologyBenjamin Franklin (1706-1790 ), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician & printer
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790 ), US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician & printer
"In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry." - Margaret Laurence (1926-1987), Canadian novelist & short story writer
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." - Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British Prime Minister
"True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive." - Mignon McLaughlin (1913-1983), American journalist & author
"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 (1874-1936), English writer
"Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused." - King Charles I (1640-1649), King of England, Ireland and Scotland
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