"Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies……" — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me. Therefore the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, his lamb; the farmer, corn; the miner, a stone; the painter, his picture; the girl, a handkerchief of her own sewing."
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2,824 Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we…
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A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been…
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I think we have no apologies to make. We were in a state of global rivalry with a global adversary.
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We make no apologies for setting high standards.
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It would not lessen the shock and concern, but it would be something concrete in addition to the apologies.
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There are occasions on which all apologies are rudeness.
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