#offend

Men ought either to be indulged or utterly destroyed, for if you merely offend them they take vengeance, but if you injure them greatly they are unable to retaliate, so that the injury done to a man ought to be such that vengeance cannot be feared. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#fear #inspires #less #love #offending

I like to think of myself as an equal opportunity offender. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#equal opportunity #i #like #myself #offender

A date once leaned in to kiss me, and he ended up kissing my cheek. He was a little offended, but I didn't want to kiss him just to not hurt his feelings. ↗

— Denise Richards

#date #ended #feelings #him #his