[T]he principal suffering of the poor is shame and disgrace.

“The principle suffering of the poor is shame and disgrace. It is a toxic shame -- a global sense of failure of the whole…

— Gregory Boyle

If I wrote at all, I must throw myself headlong into the great political maelstrom, and would of course be swallowed up like a…

— Jane Swisshelm

starvation is a shame and disgrace to the world and totally unnecessary in modern times.

— Pearl S. Buck

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.

— Sophocles

Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it.

— John Grisham

It's a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.

— John Lewis

“Out of the wreck of our disfigured, misshapen selves, so darkened by shame and disgrace, indeed the Lord comes to us disguised as ourselves.…

— Gregory Boyle

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

— Benjamin Franklin

There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.

— Beth Ditto

Does anyone else ever wonder if some depressed people are suffering from a poor lifestyle rather than a medical condition?

— Anonymous

I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the…

— Mother Teresa

What you don't see on television is people dying today because they can't get to a doctor and they can't afford prescription drugs. That's…

— Bernie Sanders

“Je fais mon lit et mon ménage; I seek my dinner in a restaurant; my supper takes care, of itself; I pass days laborious…

— Charlotte Brontë

“Poor Amy. I could tell she was suffering. Poor Thing. Life was so tough for the rich, beautiful and magical.”

— Elizabeth A. Reeves

Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.

— Jim Palmer