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.

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

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

O shame, where is thy blush?

O shame, where is thy blush?

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.

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.

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

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

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.]

Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.

Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.