Offense Quotes

405 quotes by 322 authors

In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the… — Moliere
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son's offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance! — Moliere
The offense sells tickets and the defense wins the games. — Lindsey Nelson
It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a… — Washington Irving
More faults are often committed while we are trying to oblige than while we are giving offense. — Tacitus
Nothing reveals a man's character better than the kind of joke at which he takes offense. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Aided and abetted by corrupt analysts, patients who have nothing better to do with their lives often use the psychoanalytic situation to transform insignificant childhood… — Thomas Szasz
Indeed, the keynote of government is injustice. With the arrogance and self-sufficiency of the King who could do no wrong, governments ordain, judge, condemn, and… — Emma Goldman
Love the offender, yet detest the offense. — Alexander Pope
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Expulsion and genocide, though both are international offenses, must remain distinct; the former is an offense against fellow-nations, whereas the latter is an attack upon… — Hannah Arendt
It is just as much an offense to take offense as it is to give offense. — Ken Kesey
Flattery is a challenge. The proper turning away from it, undercutting, diminishing it without offense or vehemence, is a social grace sweeter even than the… — Elizabeth Hardwick
Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy… — Martin O'Malley
Any Westerner can now buy a Koran for a dollar and burn it, while any Muslim with a platform can transform that act into a… — Daniel Pipes
I've never liked the press part of it (no offense), but it comes with the job. — Devon Sawa
If it is a first offense, you ground them and have a talk. The second offense would call for counseling. — Alan Thicke
When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional. — Joseph Wambaugh
Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way. — Kate Mara
I mean, no offense, but I don't really see why, like guitar players from Creed, or something like that, are on the cover of guitar… — Dweezil Zappa

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