Offence Quotes

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All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence. — William Cowper
Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs; Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,… — Hannah More
Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are avenged… — Anthony Trollope
Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence. — Alexander Hume
If you throw one stone, itâ€™s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, itâ€™s political action. If you set a car on fire, itâ€™s… — Ulrike Meinhof
The greatest offence against virtue is to speak ill of it. — William Hazlitt
Be careful how you do one man a pleasure which must needs occasion equal displeasure in another. For he who is thus slighted will not… — Francesco Guicciardini
I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence. — George Eliot
When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to… — William Hague
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may. — William Hazlitt
Let go of offence. Let go of fear. Let go of revenge. Don't live angry, let go now! — Joel Osteen
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds… — Edgar Allan Poe
A government that can at pleasure accuse, shoot, and hang men, as traitors, for the one general offence of refusing to surrender themselves and their… — Lysander Spooner
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take… — John Woolman
From tender youth we are told by father and teacher that betrayal is the most heinous offence imaginable. But what is betrayal?Â…Betrayal means breaking ranks… — Milan Kundera
She tried to explain the real state of the case to her sister. "I do not attempt to deny," said she, "that I think very… — Jane Austen
Officers, what offence have these men done? DOGBERRY Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth… — William Shakespeare
The fact that some governments, churches and numerous corrupted individuals have tried to reduce such behavior from criminal offence to personal privilege dose not change… — Spencer W. Kimball
We forgive, we mortify our resentment; a week later some chain of thought carries us back to the original offence and we discover the old… — C.S. Lewis
Sir, with no intention to take offence, I deny your right to put words into my mouth. — Robert Louis Stevenson

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