Quote by G.K. Chesterton
A stiff apology is a second insult.... The injured party does not

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

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Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling. – G.K. Chesterton

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Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life. – G.K. Chesterton

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The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology. – Author Unknown

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It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. – P.G. Wodehouse, The Man Upstairs

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For every person who atones, a hundred others find regret sufficient. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused. – King Charles I

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