Ashamed Quote by Benjamin Franklin

When I grew up, shame was used as a tool for check and balance. If you stood a chance of hearing someone say, "Shame…

— Robert Redford

We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of…

— George Bernard Shaw

The great thing about having been poor is how liberated it makes you if you eventually become rich. There's nothing like the knowledge that…

— Bill Maher

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

— Gregory Boyle

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

— Beth Ditto

“This is the shame of the woman whose hand hides her smile because her teeth are so bad, not the grand self-hate that leads…

— Brené Brown

The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.

— Livy

Be ashamed to catch yourself idle.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is a most disgraceful shame the way in which Irishmen are brought up. They are ashamed of their language, institutions, and of everything…

— Douglas Hyde

“The dark might be dark, but at least we don’t have to look at ourselves when we’re standing in it.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“You see, this happened a few months ago, but it's still going on right now, and it ought to make us feel ashamed when…

— Raymond Carver

“She's not ashamed of loving, although those she's loved are few in number; it was/is sweet and true. She's only ashamed she used love…

— Donna Lynn Hope