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    A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.

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I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!

by Louis Armstrong Found in: Shame Quotes,
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Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

by William Blake Found in: Shame Quotes,
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The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.

The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.

by Sydney Smith Found in: Shame Quotes,
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

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He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;
For 'tis a read more

He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow shame is ashamed to sit;
For 'tis a throne where honor may be crowned
Sole monarch of the universal earth.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Shame Quotes,
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Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Shame Quotes,
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]

I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]

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I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Shame Quotes,
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What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Shame Quotes,
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