A Quote by Pierre Corneille
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
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Only God truly forgives, man sometimes forgives, nature never forgives.
He who pardons easily invites offense.
It is a core principle that prosecutors should charge and pursue the most serious readily provable offense.
You think God will never forgive you, but the only God is beauty and beauty always forgives. It forgives with its infinite indifference.
In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.
God forgives not capriciously, but with wise, definite, Divine pre arrangement; forgives universally, on the grounds of atonement and on the condition of repentance and faith.
It is just as much an offense to take offense as it is to give offense.
Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.
Sabbath observance invites us to stop. It invites us to rest. It asks us to notice that while we rest, the world continues without our help. It invites us to delight in the world's beauty and abundance.
There are only two energies at the core of the human experience: love and fear. Love grants freedom, fear takes it away. Love invites full expression, fear punishes it. Love invites you, always, to break the bonds of ignorance.
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.
He who takes offense when offense was not intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense when offense is intended is an even greater fool for he has succumbed to the will of his adversary.
...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.
Winter invites white; white invites silence; silence invites peace. You see, there is so much peace in walking on the snow!
As coaches we talk about two things: offense and defense. There is a third phase we neglect, which is more important. It's conversion from offense to defense and defense to offense.
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