Ethics Quote by John Banville

“Guilt is like a sore, endlessly fascinating, and the guilty party feels compelled to examine it and pick at it, so that it never…

— Stephen King

“But guilt is about as useful as regret, since neither do anything to set things right.”

— Ken Lange

“The way it works in real life is that guilt is proportionate. In other words, there are degrees of guilt.”

— Lisa Scottoline

“Guilt is felt by not only the guilty, but more so by those who feel they deserve it when in fact, they don’t. Guilt…

— K.M. Golland

“...guilt is often assumed before innocence can be proven.”

— Miguel Syjuco

“Avoiding guilt is not the same as making rational decisions.”

— Gever Tulley

“Guilt is a feeble emotion. It surrenders too easily”

— Deborah McKinlay

“Sometimes I doubt that anyone with a philosophical turn of mind is fit to judge anyone. He never comprehends the concept of guilt.”

— Jack Henry Abbott

“Guilt is a destructive and ultimately pointless emotion”

— Lynn Crilly

“The guilty are always the most prone to establish complementary guilt, and the most unforgiving thereafter.”

— Tanith Lee

“The problem with guilt was not how it attacks the present, but how it stained the past. Hindsight was a blemish on memory.”

— Roshani Chokshi

“Guilt is not a healthy emotion. It rots you from the inside out, turns you bitter.”

— Blair Richmond