#offend

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

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

#farewell #friend #however #mind #offended

My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#am #country #covet #envious #glory

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde. ↗

— Dolly Parton

#also #because #blonde #dumb #i

Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#change #griefs #heals #longer #more

You can only offend me if you mean something to me. ↗

— Chris Rock

#mean #offend #only #something #you

We should assume that the end product can be switched off by any consumer who is offended or frightened by it. ↗

— Richard King

#assume #consumer #end #end product #frightened

I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what? ↗

— Calvin Klein

#killed #more #offended #sensuous #sexual

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#expressed #hear #may #offend #others