Guilt Quotes

1189 Guilt quotes by 844 unique authors

I'm Jewish, but my mom's Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put… — Ben Stiller
He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must… — Matthew Henry
The fearful face usually betrays great guilt. — Seneca the Younger
He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will. — Seneca the Younger
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt. — Horace
Every man bears something within him that, if it were publicly announced, would excite feelings of aversion. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is easy to defend the innocent; but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty? — Publilius Syrus
A guilty conscience never feels secure. — Publilius Syrus
He who flees from trial confesses his guilt. — Publilius Syrus
Successful guilt is the bane of society — Publilius Syrus
Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up. — Margaret Kennedy
All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it. — Plautus
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt. — Plautus
God hath yoked to guilt her pale tormentor,--misery. — William C. Bryant
The mind of guilt is full of scorpions. — William Shakespeare
A wicked conscience mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy thoughts. — William Shakespeare
Guiltiness will speak, though tongues were out of use — William Shakespeare
A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them,… — Albert Schweitzer
Our sins, like to our shadows, when our day was in its glory, scarce appeared; toward our evening, how great and monstrous! — John Suckling
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from betraying guilt! — Unknown Author
Guilt has always its horrors and solicitudes; and, to make it yet more shameful and detestable, it is doomed often to stand in awe of… — Samuel Johnson
To tell your own secrets is generally folly, but that folly is without guilt; to communicate those with which we are intrusted is always treachery,… — Samuel Johnson
If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of feeling, guilt, joy,… — May Sarton
My hands are guilty, but my heart is free. — John Dryden
Thoughts cannot form themselves in words so horrid As can express my guilt. — John Dryden

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