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Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Love of glory, fear of shame, greed for fortune, the desire to make life agreeable and comfortable, and the wish to depreciate others - all… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near… — Confucius
I would often be a coward, but for the shame of it. — Ralph Connor
Did you get your money by fraud? By pandering to men's vices or men's stupidity? By catering to fools, in the hope of getting more… — Ayn Rand
We will suffer a sharp painful disullisionment before we fully surrender. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the… — Oswald Chambers
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
Damn the subjunctive. It brings all our writers to shame. — Mark Twain
There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of… — Seneca the Younger
Shame on the men who can court exemption from present trouble and expense at the price of their own posterity's liberty! — Samuel Adams
It is in the name of Moses that Bellarmin thunderstrikes Galileo; and this great vulgarizer of the great seeker Copernicus, Galileo, the old man of… — Victor Hugo
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
What is this true meditation? It is to make everything: coughing, swallowing, waving the arms, motion, stillness, words, action, the evil and the good, prosperity… — Hakuin Ekaku
It is not a shame to be knocked down by other people. The important thing is to ask when you're being knocked down, 'Why am… — Bruce Lee
...in the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what we have borne long; or… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife. — Johannes Kepler
Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame. — Charles Churchill
One of the things my dad kept instilling in me was the joy of the game. He made it fun for me. A lot of… — Tiger Woods
Guilt always hurries towards its complement, punishment: only there does its satisfaction lie. — Lawrence Durrell
Nile perch are enormous but lethargic fish, easy to catch once they have taken your bait. Some are bright golden yellow, some grey pink with… — Kuki Gallmann
I haven't felt the excitement for so many years. I feel guilty beyond words about these things. When we're back-stage and the lights go out,… — Robert Hilburn
When I was fifteen, I remember my mum taking me to the posh clothes shop on London Road to get my first grown-up coat. It… — Cilla Black
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on you. — Virginia Foxx
To live without experiencing some shame and blushes of admiration would surely be a wretched life. — Gregor Mendel

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