Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.

It is much more agreeable to offend and later ask forgiveness than to be offended and grant forgiveness. The one who does the former demonstrates his power and then his goodness. The other, if he does not want to be thought inhuman, must forgive; because of this coercion, pleasure in the other's humiliation is slight.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed

I'll not willingly offend, Nor be easily offended; What's amiss I'll strive to mend, And endure what can't be mended

to inspire, not offend.

It's definitely not for the easily offended,