“Childhood abuse is the misuse of power and control which leads to wrong.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
As fleeting emotions stalk it, a face can leak fear or the guilt of a forming lie. — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
He that commits a sin shall find the pressing guilt lie heavy on his mind. — Thomas Creech Copy Share Image
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“I felt as if each kiss was tainting her with the venom of my guilt. As if she could taste the truth… — Jasinda Wilder Copy Share Image
There is no grace: there is no guilt: This is the Law: DO WHAT THOU WILT! — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“My stomach hurts, but if it's guilt or impacted stool, I can't tell. Either way, I'm so full of shit.” — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“That was all he wanted for himself – to give to her. Biff's mouth hardened. He had done nothing wrong but in… — Carson McCullers Copy Share Image
Hollywood people are filled with guilt: white guilt, liberal guilt, money guilt. They feel bad that they're so rich, they feel they… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
“As I started my personal voyage to unpack the childhood that I repressed for so long, everything unexpectedly made sense as to… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
It is hard not to speak in cliches about cancer. It can be even harder not to feel as if I have… — Suleika Jaouad Copy Share Image
We feel guilt when others have reason to think poorly of us. We are guilty when we harm others, we feel guilty… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
There is scarcely anything more important in the government of men than the exact - I will ever say pedantic - observance… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
To 'justify' means nothing else than to acquit of guilt him (her) who was accused as if his own innocence were confirmed. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Abused children pick up from their past encounters to expect less of themselves and others. They are not commonly taught to trust… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“What if an American citizen needs to disappear, for reasons that might never be revealed to you, and you are involved, even… — Nick Drnaso Copy Share Image
We weren't very wealthy, but I had a real working-class guilt about wanting to perform. I felt disdain towards it because of… — Roisin Conaty Copy Share Image
I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“Shame is a painful emotion; it is when you feel bad about yourself as a person.However, it comes from a violation of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is tempting at one level to believe that bad things happen to people (especially other people) because God is a righteous… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
Have the courage to be exactly who you are without apology. Admit your mistakes without beating yourself up. Release all shame! Release… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Denounce useless guilt. Don’t make a cult of suffering. Live in the now(or at least the soon). Always do the things you… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Devil does not bring sinners to Hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins.… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it. — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
No amount of guilt can solve the past & No amount of anxiety can change the future — Ananymous Copy Share Image
Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
“Enough of this guilt," he told her, his voice reduced to a cracked whisper. "What's done is done.” — Alexis Steinhauer Copy Share Image
Because connection with others and our "best self" is the most primal need we have, shame feels absolutely awful. — Christiane Northrup Copy Share Image
“First take care of you; then you can better care for those around you. Release your guilt and take care of YOU.” — Jackie Cantoni Copy Share Image
Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“Drugs may know how to numb a brain, but the past never forgets to resurface.” — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
“Guilt’s just your ego’s way of tricking you into thinking that you’re making moral progress.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The basis of shame is not some mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone.” — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The wisest of people in this world are those that admit when they are wrong. — Nishan Panwar Copy Share Image
“It is my personal opinion that all survivors can go from victim to victor and live more than a survivor.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
Better to die for my people in my own land than rule in another and suffer a lifetime of cowardly guilt. — Darren Shan Copy Share Image
Guilt is a totally useless emotion. It never makes anyone feel better nor does it change a situation. — Louise Hay Copy Share Image