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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.
I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and
that they can not be repelled.
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I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and
that they can not be repelled.
[Lat., Pudet haec opprobria nobis
Et dici potuisse et non potuisse repelli.]
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought
not, she will not be ashamed read more
As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought
not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought.
[Lat., Nae simul pudere quod non oportet coeperit; quod oportet
non pudebit.]
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.
Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages
Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages
