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Offense Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.
- We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
More Offense Quotes
- The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if… — Stanley Baldwin
- What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense. — Charles Baudelaire
- God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. — Henry Ward Beecher
- In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, contracts, litigation, real estate, copyrights,… — James Belushi
- An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens. — Robert Benchley
- To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. — Ambrose Bierce
- Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses. — Robert Burton
- Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take… — Luc de Clapiers
- Individuals who deliberately decide not to take offense lead happier, more productive lives. — Lloyd D. Newell
- The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. — Edsger Dijkstra