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Apologies
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“A perfect marriage is one in which 'I'm sorry' is said just often enough.”
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“Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.”
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“A general rule of etiquette is that one apologizes for the unfortunate occurrence, but the unthinkable is unmentionable.”
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“The etiquette business has its emergencies, heaven knows, but it is in the nature of etiquette emergencies that once one realizes what one has done, it is too late. One might as well get a good night's sleep and send flowers with an apology in the morning.”
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“O, we all acknowledge our faults, now; 'tis the mode of the day: but the acknowledgment passes for current payment; and therefore we never amend them.”
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“The ready apology covers a multitude of social sins.”
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“He was a man who said sorry when other people stepped on him, which is what the nicer half of the world does ...”
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“The best of us must sometimes eat our words.”
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“Never begin a letter or end a love affair with an apology.”
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“Never retract, never explain, never apologize — get the thing done and let them howl.”
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“Apologies rebuild the bridge that gets severed when we hurt someone else, either intentionally or by accident.”
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“Apologies, once postponed, become harder and harder to make, and finally impossible.”