Guilt Quotes

1189 Guilt quotes by 844 unique authors

Everyone in daily life carries such a heavy mixed burden on his own conscience that he is reluctant to penalize those who have been caught. — Brooks Atkinson
They whose guilt within their bosom lies, imagine every eye beholds their blame. — William Shakespeare
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame. — Plautus
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand! Oh, oh, oh! — William Shakespeare
You cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty. Unbidden shall it call in the night, that men… — Khalil Gibran
Anyone can be shamed, but feeling guilt requires empathy within. — George Saunders
When a nation has allowed itself to fall under a tyrannical regime, it cannot be absolved from the faults due to the guilt of that… — Winston Churchill
Women singly do a good deal of harm. Women in bulk are chastening. — Frank Moore Colby
I'm tired of hearing about innocent victims. It's fiction, If you live on this planet you're guilty, period, f*** you, next case, end of report.… — George Carlin
I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids! — Arianna Huffington
When you feel depressed, it helps to actively change your environment. Go and do something different. Martin Luther conquered his depression by going outside to… — R C Sproul
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Food = joy ... guilt ... anger ... pain ... nurturing ... friendship ... hatred ... the way you look and feel.... Food = everything… — Susan Powter
Each child is made neurotic by the parents, by the society; and we know that we are doing it, and we know that others have… — Rajneesh
With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have… — Zig Ziglar
Life without industry is guilt. Industry without Art is Brutality. — John Ruskin
A tranquil conscience invites freedom from anguish, sorrow, guilt, shame, and self-condemnation. It provides a foundation for happiness. It is a condition of immense worth. — Richard G. Scott
What kind of guilt comes from being true to yourself but not to others?. As we have seen, being true to yourself may at times… — Abraham Maslow
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty… — John Philpot Curran
"Have you done your homework?" my mother would ask. "I'll do it later." "You will do it now, young man. I don't want you winding… — Lewis Grizzard
He claims he has never known fatigue while obeying the law, but when he does break it he feels a sense of guilt in discovering… — Walter Russell
The different religions have never overlooked the part played by the sense of guilt in civilization. What is more, they come forward with a claim...to… — Sigmund Freud
Ah! sinner, remember this, there is no way on earth effectually to be rid of the guilt, filth, and power of sin, but by believing… — Thomas Brooks
The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins. Before we… — Alphonsus Liguori
The hope for life after death must be separated forever from the behavior control mentality of reward and punishment. The Church must abandon, therefore, its… — John Shelby Spong

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