Shame Quotes

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It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you. — Abu Bakr
I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. — Drew Barrymore
Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? — Saint Basil
Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look. — Martha Beck
Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that a nation's support… — Theodore Bikel
If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a… — Aeschylus
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually people should be… — Jo Brand
You know, it's kind of a shame in a way but the more seasoned directors a lot of times have more difficult getting a job… — Jeff Bridges
Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to other values than the human… — Jacob Bronowski
Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. — Edmund Burke
So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It doesn't necessarily happen.… — David Byrne
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are… — Nick Cave
The guilty think all talk is of themselves. — Geoffrey Chaucer
Guys would sleep with a bicycle if it had the right color lip gloss on. They have no shame. They're like bull elks in a… — Tori Amos
Men are my bread and butter. It's what I live for! I have no shame about that. — Fiona Apple
Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According to prevailing attitudes, these people-the… — Alice Miller
If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one... — William Cowper

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