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208 Shameful quotes by 176 unique authors

Everything is Greek, when it is more shameful to be ignorant of Latin. — Juvenal
So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse Met ever, and to shameful silence brought, Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success. — John Milton
In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery. — Sallust
I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence… — Tony Blair
Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear: let every parent tell the shameful story to his listening children, till tears… — John Hancock
My mother was convinced, and on this head I have retained her firm belief, that to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their… — Alphonse de Lamartine
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. — Confucius
A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur asked me a question sometime ago, he said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?'… — Ted Cruz
I struggle to learn by rote. I've had meltdowns on set. Which is embarrassing and shameful. — Benedict Cumberbatch
I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor and nurture anti-Semitism. — Oriana Fallaci
Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. — William Hague
The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the… — Doc Hastings
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal. — Victor Hugo
In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. — Mary McCarthy
It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below… — Bill Pascrell
It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. — Pliny the Elder
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to… — Salman Rushdie
I have to tell them that last night was a shameful train wreck filled with blind cuddly puppies. — Charlie Sheen
I'm 0 for 3 with marriage - the scoreboard doesn't lie, never has. So what we all have is a marriage of the heart. To… — Charlie Sheen
A fiction about soft or easy deaths is part of the mythology of most diseases that are not considered shameful or demeaning. — Susan Sontag
I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly… — Kristen Stewart
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be… — Shelley Winters
I also think there are prices too high to pay to save the United States. Conscription is one of them. Conscription is slavery, and I… — Robert A. Heinlein
How shameful. How predictable! How insipid. And how sweet. — Anne Rice

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