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To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. — Plato
To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do… — Socrates
Wherever it has been established that it is shameful to be involved with sexual relationships with men, that is due to evil on the part… — Plato
Obviously, certain sins often may escape detection. Homosexuals who practice behind closed doors are out-of-bounds for the courts, of course, unless others witness their criminal… — Gary DeMar
[It is] a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of juries. — Thurgood Marshall
It is shameful that dancing should renounce the empire it might assert over the mind and only endeavor to please the sight. — Jean-Georges Noverre
Much of the economic decay of southeast Asia (as of many other parts of the world) is undoubtedly due to a heedless and shameful neglect… — E F Schumacher
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother again...I seek forgiveness… — Marie Antoinette
Advice to Young Journal Keepers. Be lenient with yourself. Conceal your worst faults, leave out your most shameful thoughts, actions, and temptations. Give yourself all… — Rosamond Lehmann
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural. — Sri Chinmoy
Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a rock in the… — William Gurnall
The Jews are the most hateful and the most shameful of the small nations. — Reginald McKenna
The Liberals, apparently, want to prorogue the House. They want to run out of town, get out of town just one step ahead of the… — Stephen Harper
I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline shameful. — Matt Kenseth
If we were bees, ants, or Lacedaemonian| warriors, to whom personal fear does not exist and cowardice is the most shameful thing in the world,… — Erwin Schrodinger
Their coverage on the Fox News Channel has been atrocious. The stuff that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth has been infuriating. The stuff that… — David Shuster
Never hope to conceal any shameful thing which you have done; for even if you do conceal it from others, your own heart will know.… — Isocrates
Once my loved one accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't we, as a… — Bebe Moore Campbell
There's no shame in losing money on a stock. Everybody does it. What is shameful is to hold on to a stock, or worse, to… — Peter Lynch
Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. — Isaac Watts
If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a premium on greed, cruelty, and deceit, men can be found… — Lucy Parsons
In the last few days, I have been the victim of a campaign of slander and shameful lies, a campaign which has deeply shocked and… — Dominique de Villepin
The need for raising the awareness of this shameful chapter in U.S. history is more apparent than ever. — Michael M. Honda
There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then, there's another way: a breath of love that takes you all the way… — Rumi

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