Shame Quote by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“there is a limit of ignominy, beyond which man's consciousness of shame cannot go, and after which begins satisfaction in shame?”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“At the climax of failure, at the moment when shame is about to do us in, suddenly we are swept away by a frenzy…

— Emil Cioran

“Shame is the fruit of my vanities, and remorse, and the clearest knowledge of how the world's delight is a brief dream.”

— Petrarch

“I wonder how much shame people can hold before they ignite.”

— Corrine Jackson

“I think shame is the most profound of all emotions; I think the world is ruled by shame.”

— J.R. Salamanca

“We have these shames we keep to ourselves because to show ourselves as we are, no more and no less, would be too much.…

— Roxane Gay

“word on shame: If there is any one thing that can hold us back, it is our own self-loathing. If we move through our…

— Jeff Brown

“If you are burning, burn. If you can stand it, the shame will burn away and leave you shining, radiant, and righteously shameless.”

— Elizabeth Cunningham

“Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the memories of…

— Sharon Salzberg

“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem,…

— Sharon Salzberg

“the bigger the society is, the less functional shame becomes.”

— Christopher Ryan

“When shame is your own, it’s hard enough to bear. When other people are witness to it, it becomes intolerable.”

— Rachel Abbott