Gilbert K. Chesterton - A stiff apology is a s...

A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

English Writer

Born: May 29, 1874

Died: Jun 14, 1936

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Hurt, Party, Has-Been, He, Wronged, Healed, Because, Insult, Does, Stiff, Been, Want, Wants, Apology, Injured, Second

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Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble. Yehuda Berg

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Many times, the decisions we make affect and hurt your closest friends and family the most. I have a lot of regrets in that regard. But God has forgiven me, which I am very thankful for. It has enabled me to forgive myself and move forward one day at a time. Lex Luger

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I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa

Love You Hurt Hurts Paradox More Only Until Found

Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi

Strength Me Hurt Nobody Without Permission

It would be impossible to estimate how much time and energy we invest in trying to fix, change and deny our emotions - especially the ones that shake us at our very core, like hurt, jealousy, loneliness, shame, rage and grief. Debbie Ford

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Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today? Mary Manin Morrissey

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