A Quote by Thomas Paine

He who dares not offend cannot be honest. — © Thomas Paine
He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
Fisherman deceives the fish with bait; this action makes the fisherman dishonest! For a fisherman to be honest, he must not put any bait to his fishhook! He who dares to be ideally honest, let him know how hard it is to be such an honest!
'The Truth About Lorin Jones' will undoubtedly shock and offend as many readers as it will amuse, since it dares to make fun of feminism - of its manners, if not its politics.
In the East a man becomes divine only when he is no longer jealous, a man is thought to be enlightened only when he is no longer jealous. Jealousy is a by-product of the ego and when the ego disappears jealousy disappears. You cannot offend a buddha. Whatsoever you do you cannot offend him.
Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.
An honest heart seeks to please God in all things and offend Him in none.
If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.
For policemen to be honest about the fact that they may be fearful when they come into a certain situation, not understanding what's going to happen. The only way things will change and things will get better is if people are able to be honest without feeling like they're going to be offended, or they're going to offend someone else.
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
Trust in the person's promise who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform.
What you discover about people you try not to offend is that you can offend them without trying.
It's OK to offend people with the Gospel, but, good grief- let's don't offend them with something else.
We should never intentionally offend, but if you follow Jesus, you will offend religious people.
Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.
We like people who are honest. Honest in argument, honest with clients, honest with suppliers, honest with the company - and above all, honest with consumers.
Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief -- resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer.
If I wouldn't offend my religion or God, why would I want to offend an audience because in effect those people are being watched over by the same person.
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