Restraint Quote by Bad Religion

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

That's how life goes on - protected by the silence that anesthetizes shame.

— Anonymous

What shames us, what we most fear to tell, does not set us apart from others; it binds us together if only we can…

— Starhawk

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay…

— Brené Brown

One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as…

— Louis Kronenberger

Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.

— Michel de Montaigne

We remain silent because we've taken on a responsibility and/or shame that was never ours to carry. Forgive yourself for things that were not…

— Tammara Webber

Where shame is, there is also fear.

— John Milton

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

— Elie Wiesel

If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.

— Ugo Betti

Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.

— Sophocles

“Shame is the deepest of the “negative emotions,” a feeling we will do almost anything to avoid. Unfortunately, our abiding fear of shame impairs…

— Gabor Maté