A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly. ~ Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Quote
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping up the true motives of their hearts in the specious cloak of sociableness, and their concern for the public good, they are in hopes of concealing their filthy appetites and the deformity of their desires. ~ Bernard Mandeville
Ashamed of what she sees in the daytime the sun sets with a blush. ~ Armenian Proverb
Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. ~ Jean De La Fontaine Quote
Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ~ William Cowper Quote
He that asks knows one shame; he that doesn’t knows two. ~ Armenian Proverb
He who has the necessities has no shame. ~ African Proverb
Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies. ~ Alexander Pope Quote
Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it. ~ Edward F. Halifax Quote
It is a shame that when we have a good dream we are asleep at the time. ~ P.K. Shaw Quote
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellence. ~ Marcus T. Cicero Quote
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed. ~ Horace Quote
It’s not shameful not to know, but it’s shameful not to ask. ~ Azerbaijani Proverb
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others — all of these are often the causes of the bravery that is spoken so highly of by men. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. ~ George Soros Quote
One may make their house a palace of shame, or they can make it a home, a refuge. ~ Mark Twain Quote
One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well. ~ Louis Kronenberger Quote
Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is. ~ English Proverb
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential. ~ Willard Gaylen Quote
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca Quote
Shameful deeds bring on revenge. ~ Norwegian Proverb
Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame. ~ Marcus T. Cicero Quote
Tell the truth and shame the devil. ~ Francois Rabelais Quote
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. ~ Milan Kundera Quote
The mind’s cross-indexing puts the best librarian to shame. ~ Sharon Begley Quote
The public have neither shame or gratitude. ~ William Hazlitt Quote
The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
There is no shame in taking orders from those who themselves have learned to obey. ~ William Edward Forster Quote
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables. ~ Goethe Quote
Three diseases without shame: love, itch, and thirst. ~ Irish Proverb
To the person with little shame, the whole world is his. ~ Italian Proverb
We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins. ~ George Bernard Shaw Quote
We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives behind them. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
What usually makes men brave and women chaste are vanity, shame, and most of all, disposition. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quote
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. ~ John Lyly Quote
Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. ~ Edmund Burke Quote
Who is inferior and is ashamed of it proves that he really is inferior. ~ Chinese Proverb
Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame. ~ Jean Jacques Rousseau Quote
