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I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

Shame

WriterIrish1667 · 17th century

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Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.

Shame

PhilosopherRoman-4 · 1st century BC

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Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.

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Marcus Tulius Cicero

PoliticianRoman-106 · 2nd century BC

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The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone.

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WriterCzech1929 · 20th century

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The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.

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François de La Rochefoucauld

WriterFrench1613 · 17th century

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We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins.

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George Bernard Shaw

WriterIrish1856 · 19th century

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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.

Shame

PoliticianIrish-British1729 · 18th century

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