Avoid shame but do not seek glory — nothing so expensive as glory. ~ Sydney Smith Quote
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. ~ Horace Mann Quote
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. ~ Confucian Proverb
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn. ~ Benjamin Franklin Quote
Better be in debt than in shame. ~ Croatian Proverb
Better poor with honor than rich with shame. ~ Dutch Proverb
Common sense hides shame. ~ Gaelic Proverb
Dine with arrogance, sleep with shame. ~ Spanish Proverb
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. ~ Chinese Proverb
Gentlemen don’t want to give much and are ashamed to give little. ~ Czech Proverb
Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. ~ Robert Half Quote
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is. ~ Benjamin Franklin Quote
He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning. ~ Danish Proverb
He who is ashamed of his poverty would be equally proud of his wealth. ~ Author Unknown
He who knows not shame does whatever he likes. ~ Egyptian Proverb
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don’t treat me right — shame on you! ~ Louis Armstrong Quote
I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it. ~ Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Quote
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. ~ Jonathan Swift
If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance. ~ Mark Twain
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it. ~ Marcus T. Cicero Quote
It is better to die in revenge than to live on in shame. ~ Arabian Proverb
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. ~ Pliny The Elder Quote
It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
It is no shame at all to work for money. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right; decide on what you think is right and stick to it. ~ George Eliot Quote
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think. ~ Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Quote
Nobody is shamed twice. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
Not to be ashamed of sin is to sin double. ~ German Proverb
Old sins, new shame. ~ French Proverb
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of God. ~ Samuel Johnson
Shame is forgotten, debts are not. ~ Chinese Proverb
Shame is worse than death. ~ Russian Proverb
Shame lasts longer than poverty. ~ Dutch Proverb
Speak the truth and shame the devil. ~ Traditional Proverb
Tell a lie on Saturday and you will be ashamed on Sunday. ~ Turkish Proverb
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. ~ Oscar Wilde Quote
The lion is ashamed; it’s true, when he hunts with the fox. ~ Gotthold Lessing Quote
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. ~ George Bernard Shaw Quote
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~ Russian Proverb
To ask is a temporary shame; not to ask, an eternal one. ~ Japanese Proverb
We are ashamed of our thoughts and often see them brought forth by others. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote
We should be ashamed of our pride, but never proud of our shame. ~ Author Unknown
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid. ~ Robin G. Collingwood
Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame. ~ Benjamin Franklin Quote
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty. ~ George Bernard Shaw Quote
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. ~ John Lyly Quote
Where there is no shame, there is no honor. ~ African Proverb
Who fears no shame comes to no honor. ~ Dutch Proverb
Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife will never have children. ~ Egyptian Proverb
