“Never apologise, never explain.”
Muriel Spark (1918–2006) Scottish writer
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“Never apologise, never explain.”
Muriel Spark (1918–2006) Scottish writer
“Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.”
Edmund Burke (1729–1797) Anglo-Irish statesman
“I never stole in my childhood, so there was no question of apologising to my father.”
Nathuram Godse (1910–1949) Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi
Godse referring to Gandhi's autobiographical story, where Gandhi stole a piece of gold from his father's watch and later on apologised to his father
Excerpts from the play Mee Nathuram Godse boltoy
“Never complain, never explain.”
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
“Never explain, never complain.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer