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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.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
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.
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.
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
