Humiliation Quotes

287 Humiliation quotes by 256 unique authors

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. — William Tecumseh Sherman
If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain. — Sylvester Stallone
The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. — Simone Weil
I was not popular in school, and I was definitely not a ladies' man. And I had a very painful adolescence, because it was all… — Joss Whedon
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never… — Elie Wiesel
Your sweetheart calls you by another's name. His eyes linger too long on your best friend. He talks with excitement about a girl at work.… — Helen Fisher
If only it were possible to love without injury â€“ fidelity isnâ€™t enough: I had been faithful to Anne and yet I had injured her.… — Graham Greene
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are… — Milan Kundera
You cannot let your parents anywhere near your real humiliations. — Alice Munro
Selfishly, perhaps, Catti-brie had determined that the assassin was her own business. He had unnerved her, had stripped away years of training and discipline and… — R A Salvatore
Torture is torture and humiliation is humiliation only when you choose to suffer. — Chuck Palahniuk
A writer - and, I believe, generally all persons - must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have… — Jorge Luis Borges
Personal humiliation was painful. Humiliation of one's family was much worse. Humiliation of one's social status was agony to bear. But humiliation of one's nation… — Orson Scott Card
The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked,… — Anne Rice
We all stood and gathered our backpacks and I looked at the floor around my chair to make sure I hadnâ€™t dropped anything. I was… — Curtis Sittenfeld
Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of… — Paul Valery
Ah men, why do you want all this attention? I can write poems for myself, make love to a doorknob if absolutely necessary. What do… — Margaret Atwood
I'll tell you what love is" I said, "It is blind devotion, unquestioning self humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the… — Jasper Fforde
Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received. But… — Leo Tolstoy
A writer, or any man, must believe that whatever happens to him is an instrument; everything has been given for an end. This is even… — Jorge Luis Borges

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