Humiliation Quotes

287 Humiliation quotes by 256 unique authors

I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks. — Penelope Keith
Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status… — Laozi
I am of opinion that national greatness is more for the advantage of private citizens, than any individual well-being coupled with public humiliation. A man… — Pericles
The theme is the theme of humiliation, which is the square root of sin, as opposed to the freedom from humiliation, and love, which is… — Carson McCullers
You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something… — Callie Khouri
The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people. — Hamid Karzai
The revival of Islam dates from the early years of the 20th century. It was brought about by their humiliation, by their sense of how… — John Keegan
Why should I ever resist any delay or disapointment, any affliction or oppression or humiliation - when I know God will use it in my… — Kay Arthur
As long as woman regards the Bible as the charter of her rights, she will be the slave of man. The bible was not written… — Robert Green Ingersoll
A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a… — Eleanor Robson Belmont
I feel sometimes like a book tour is a slow series of humiliations and that if you're strong you'll come out of it OK. — Jennifer Gilmore
Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids him desire to be like God. Without such a counterpoise,… — Blaise Pascal
I know I'm not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer have the stamina to endure the frustration. Writing is… — Philip Roth
Most acts of assent require far more courage than most acts of protest, since courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation. — Nigel Dennis
The only real failure is trying to second-guess the taste of an audience. Nothing comes out of that except a kind of inward humiliation. — David Bowie
A sensitive boy's humiliations may be very good fun for ordinary thick-skinned grown-ups; but to the boy himself theyareso acute, so ignominious, that he cannot… — George Bernard Shaw
What really helps me is being able to record my albums at home - I have more fun experimenting that way, as opposed to working… — John Frusciante
It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings. — Mahatma Gandhi
A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had… — Jean Genet
You ask anybody what their number one fear is, and it's public humiliation. Multiply that on a global scale, and that's what I've been through. — Mel Gibson
Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want - and in the case of celebrities and athletes, whomever… — Sloane Crosley
Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification. — John Donne
I seethe at the humiliation of airport security checks. — Tom Hodgkinson
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it. — E. W. Howe
I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know that's not enough to change the world. But to remain… — Tahar Ben Jelloun

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