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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What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon. – G.K. Chesterton

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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G.K. Chesterton

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

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

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Apologizing — a very desperate habit — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table

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An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. – Lynn Johnston

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