Humanities Literature Sorry Quotes Sorry Quotes to Help You Say Sorry Like You Mean It Share Flipboard Email Print d3sign / Getty Images Literature Quotations Funny Quotes Love Quotes Quotes from Movies & TV Holidays & Special Days Best Sellers Classic Literature Contemporary Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Shakespeare Short Stories Children's & Young Adult Books View More by Simran Khurana Updated March 18, 2017 Have you ever felt so sorry that you couldn't sleep? Have you experienced extreme guilt for unknowingly hurting someone? Feeling sorry is a strong emotion, as it causes a feeling a worthlessness, shame, and depression. The only way around it is to make amends and apologize.Alexander Pope said, "To err is human; to forgive, divine." It is natural for humans to make mistakes. But sometimes, the mistakes are so grave that it could take a lifetime to wipe off the scars. Civilizations have been destroyed by the errors of a few. History is replete with horrors of mass destruction: The Pearl Harbor attack, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Nazi concentration camps, the Vietnam War, and the attack on World Trade Center.You cannot wipe the tears with just words. However, if the intent is sincere, and the remorse heartfelt, some wounds can be healed. Remorse should precede the apology. And the apology should be accompanied by remedial action. Here are some sorry quotes. If you have to say sorry, and you feel the remorse from the bottom of your heart, use these sorry quotes. Monica LewinskyAnd I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened. Dale CarnegieFeeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. BjorkFootball is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper. Arthur RansomeGrab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been. Leon CzolgoszI am not sorry for my crime. Benjamin DisraeliApologies only account for that which they do not alter. David Herbert LawrenceI never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. April WinchellI can wholeheartedly apologize for not being at all sorry. And it really is the least I can do. Angela MerkelI feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. Estelle GettyIf love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice. Wayne NewtonThere's no room in my life for feeling sorry for myself. Lord Charles BeresfordVery sorry can't come. Lie follows by post. AesopWe would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. Dan HeistWhen you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. Mignon McLaughlinTrue remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive. Harriet Beecher StoweThe bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone. Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town SayingsYou can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched. Margaret LaurenceIn some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry. Robert FulghumPlay fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Edward N. WestcottIf I've done anything I'm sorry for, I'm willing to be forgiven. Mccain EdwinThe words are all gone, the time's been too long but it's not too late to say I'm sorry to a friend. Demi Moore, Indecent ProposalThe things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it's not because they forget; it's because they forgive. Claire LondonI have learned that sometimes "sorry" is not enough. Sometimes you actually have to change. GandhiThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. H. L. MenckenWife: one who is sorry she did it, but would undoubtedly do it again. Robert BurnsI'm truly sorry man's dominion has broken Nature's social union. Lionel BlueWhat would I have done if I'd been put to the test? Would I have risked my own life for people I hardly knew? Probably, I would have looked the other way at best or become another apologist for evil at worst. Continue Reading