Delivering an apology is one of the most difficult things you’ll ever have to do in life, but reading these apology quotes is a fantastic place to start.
Many individuals offer a fast “I’m sorry” without giving it much thought because they want to go on with their lives or just have their way. However, this dilutes the significance of an apology and may cause someone you care about to distrust you and your sincerity.
A genuine and honest apology expresses genuine regret and remorse for our actions, as well as a vow not to repeat them. It entails admitting our flaws, accepting responsibility for our mistakes, and initiating a conversation between two people. When presented correctly and with sincerity, an apology can help to build stronger and more trusting relationships.
Here are the best quotations about apologies and saying you’re sorry, whether you have something to apologize for or are pondering someone else’s apology.
90+ Apology Quotes being the Best Act
An apology is a good way to have the last word. – Unknown
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.― Benjamin Franklin
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.― Plato
Would ‘sorry’ have made any difference? Does it ever? It’s just a word. One word against a thousand actions.― Sarah Ockler
Chocolate says “I’m sorry” so much better than words.― Rachel Vincent
True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.___Mignon McLaughlin
My life is an apology for the life of my father.___Kristin Cashore
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.___J.R.R.Tolkien
‘I’m sorry you’re angry’ is NOT an apology.___Lisa Lutz
Apologies only account for that which they do not alter. – Benjamin Disraeli
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.___Edgar Watson Howe
The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.___Henry Boye
Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.― José N. Harris
Nothing says you’re sorry like a dead bunny.― Patricia Briggs
The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.― Plato
In this life, when you deny someone an apology,
you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.― Toba Beta
An apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.___Margaret Lee Runbeck
The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.___Red Auerbach
Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.___Robert Brault
Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.___King Charles I
Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness.___John Wayne
My husband doesn’t apologize. Even to Me___Claire Underwood, House of Cards
Apology is only egotism wrong side out.– Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?― Marie Lu
I am determined to offer an apology with my death.___Hideki Tojo
Apologies are great, but they don’t really change anything. You know what does? Action.___Stella Young
If an apology is followed by an excuse or a reason, it means they are going to commit same mistake again they just apologized for.___Amit Kalantri
Friends are God’s apology for relations.___Hugh Kingsmill
A hero is someone we can admire without apology.___Kitty Kelley
Sorry, mom.
Sorry, God.― Chuck Palahniuk
An apology given just to appease one’s conscience is self-serving and better left unspoken!___Evinda Lepins
More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.____Greg LeMond
Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past. – Tyron Edwards
An apology might help, but you can change your life without one.___Robin Quivers
The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.___Unknown
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books.___Samuel Butler
Apologizing does not always mean you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.___Mark Matthews
An apology is the superglue of life! It can repair just about anything! – Lynn Johnston
Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well.___Jim Rohn
The ability of a person to atone has always been the most remarkable of human features.___Leon Uris
Pride and ego makes a mockery of an apology. Humility wins forgiveness without question…so break ‘yo’self’!___T. F. Hodge
Sorry I painted the word ‘twat’ on your garage door.― David Shrigley
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
Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.___Henry Kissinger
Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.– Bryan Davis
I understand the concept of being the bigger person but I do not understand why some people apologize to others when they weren’t wrong.___Unknown
Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.___Emily Kimbrough
Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.___Jose N. Harris
Never forget the nine most important words of any family – I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.___H. Jackson Brown Jr.
I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story.___Brad Goreski
It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology. – Michael Chabon
Some people accidentally walk on your feet and apologize, while others walk all over your heart and don’t even realize.___Unknown
You can always say sorry, But the real apology is when you hear the sadness in their voice and see the look in their eyes. And you realize that they have hurt themselves just as much.___Kid Cudi
One who is truly confident is able to apologize. – Olivia Tsoutsoplides
Any good apology has 3 parts: 1)I’m sorry 2)It’s my fault 3)What can I do to make it right? Most people forget the third part.___Unknown
It isn’t always to apologize for your mistakes but doing so shows a person with a strong sense of self.___Byron Pulsifer
The art of a sincere and heartfelt apology is one of the greatest skills you will ever learn.___Jeanette LeBlanc
A genuine apology is like an eleventh-hour rain on a dusty crop. Grossly overdue, but miraculously just in time.___Jacqueline A. Bussie
Apologies require vulnerability. – Jennifer Thomas
Nothing wrong with apologizing, but saying I’m sorry does nothing when you continue to make the same mistakes.___Unknown
It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading that we have an evil heart. This instead of being a valid apology, is the very ground of our condemnation.___Archibald Alexander
I wish for you the wisdom to realize that forgiveness has nothing to do with an apology.___Steve Maraboli
Apology doesn’t mean that you were wrong, or other person was right. It means that your relationship is valuable than your ego.___Ain Eineziz
Apologies aren’t meant to change the past, they are meant to change the future.___Kevin Hancock
An apology is saying the right thing after doing the wrong thing. – Vikrant Parsai
For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.___Unknown
Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.___Bruce Lee
‘I’m sorry.’ The two most inadequate words in the English language. – Beth Revis
Would ‘sorry’ have made any difference? Does it ever? It’s just a word. One word against a thousand actions.___Sarah Ockler
I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.___Robin Williams
Saying sorry to someone is hard… but putting your pride down for someone is the hardest.___Cristina Orante
In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry.___Margaret Laurence
Saying ‘I’m sorry’ is saying ‘I love you’ with a wounded heart in one hand and your smothered pride in the other.___Richelle E. Goodrich
It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, ‘I’m sorry.’ – Matshona Dhliwayo
Flowers say you’re sorry. A date says you’ve learnt your lesson. A diamond says both the above. All three and you’re making her suspicious.___Saleem Sharma
Chocolate says “I’m sorry” so much better than words. – Rachel Vincent
Smart people always say sorry, while the stupid ones just wait for the smart one to say sorry.___Unknown
I have learned that sometimes “sorry” is not enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.___Claire London
But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just can’t.___Heather Gudenkauf
I love you and I always will and I am sorry. What a useless word.____Ernest Hemingway
When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I’m sorry, you free two souls.____Donald L. Hicks
By the time most people say ‘I’m sorry’ it is already too late. – Ken Poirot
It’s not that ‘sorry’ doesn’t mean anything; it just doesn’t mean anything when some people say it… Don’t be one of those people.___Steve Maraboli
I don’t like it, and I’m sorry I ever had anything to do with it.___Erwin Schrodinger
I’m not very good at saying sorry, but I apologize. – Chris Kurtz
Be the hero of hearts; learn to say I’m sorry.___Richelle E. Goodrich
Saying sorry to someone is hard… but putting your pride down for someone is the hardest.___Christina Orante
He who is sorry for having sinned is almost innocent.___Seneca
Apologize quickly when you wrong someone, because ‘I’m sorry’ has no value in the grave.___Lakesha Ruise
True friends stab you in the front.___Oscar Wilde
Delusion and denial does not equal an apology. – Carole Radziwill
A meaningful apology is one that communicates three R’s: regret, responsibility, and remedy.___Beverley Engel
When anger and bitterness overpower your goodness, you can neither apologize nor forgive.___Balroop Singh
A person can apologize endlessly, and even if you forgive them, sometimes you can’t forget the pain they’ve caused you.___Nishan Panwar
Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.___Suman Rai
Life is one long apology. – Marilyn L. Rice
An apology can be a wonderful thing so long as it is infrequent and from the heart. However, beware of the person who justifies bad behavior with apologies. For them it is a means to an end, and quite often at your expense.___Gary Hopkins
A sincere and warmly-expressed apology can produce the same effects as morphine on a suffering soul.___Richelle E. Goodrich