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Shame Quotes - Page 4

Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.

"L'Heptaméron" by Marguerite of Navarre, Sixth Day, Novel LX (trans. W. K. Kelly), 1558.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

"History of Rome". Book by Livy. Book XXXIV, section 4,

It's a shame that people are resisting vetting programs that would actually just keep out those who want to do us harm.

"Donald Trump’s campaign manager has no clue what a press conference is". www.washingtonpost.com. September 21, 2016.

There is no shame in my saying that we all want to be loved.

"Sean Penn: What I've Learned". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. December 12, 2012.

Tell truth, and shame the devil.

Jonathan Swift (1860). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Copious Notes and Additions, and a Memoir of the Author”, p.642

Say the truth and shame the devil.

Hugh Latimer, George Elwes Corrie (1844). “Sermons: Edited for the Parker Society”, p.506

Only in recent history has "working hard" signaled pride rather than shame for lack of talent, finesse and, mostly, sprezzatura .

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.41, Random House

Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Rolf-Peter Horstmann, Judith Norman (2002). “Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future”, p.71, Cambridge University Press

I was once a shameless, full-time dope fiend.

"Drugstore Cowboy". www.imdb.com. 1989.

Shame is the shadow of love.

Song: Shame, Album: Uh Huh Her, 2004