"Apology is only egotism wrong side out." — Oliver Wendell Holmes

"Apology is only egotism wrong side out."

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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166 Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes has 166 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor!
We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it…
I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.
We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see…
The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to…
I firmly believe that if the whole material medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the…
Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers.
What we most want to ask of our Maker is an unfolding of the divine purpose in putting human beings…
The sea drowns out humanity and time. It has no sympathy with either, for it belongs to eternity; and of…
Whatever comes from the brain carries the hue of the place it came from, and whatever comes from the heart…
The best servant does his work unseen.
See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.

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More Apology Quotes

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The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we… — Ibrahim Babangida
I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour. — Amy Adams
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. — John Barrymore
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has… — Samuel Butler
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. — Muhammad Ali
There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had… — Willa Cather
You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I… — Cher
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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