Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.

Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.

The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae read more

The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae vel
frugalitatis.]

A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.

A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.

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.]

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.

The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance read more

The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom, is--to die.

Less shame a greater fault would palliate.
[Lat., Maggior difetto men vergogna lava.]

Less shame a greater fault would palliate.
[Lat., Maggior difetto men vergogna lava.]

Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

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.