Avoided Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

“Guilt is an outward expression of self degradation. It is acceptance of one’s culpability, indiscretion, liability, sin, dereliction, and harm without resolving the crime,…

— Deborah Bravandt

Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul.

— Mignon McLaughlin

In brainwashing and the eliciting of confessions, the physiological importance of inducing a sense of guilt and conflict can hardly be over emphasized.

— William Sargant

I think guilt can be good to a small degree, keep you on the right path.

— Joe Buck

Guilt has always its horrors and solicitudes; and, to make it yet more shameful and detestable, it is doomed often to stand in awe…

— Samuel Johnson

Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do…

— John Climacus

The distinction between shame and guilt is very important, since these two emotions may tear a person in opposite directions. The wish to relieve…

— Paul Ekman

Confession is a kind of pride.

— Francis Balfour-Browne

Guilt is about something you do. Shame is about who you are.

— Bill Konigsberg

Vehemently denying something always implies guilt.

— Kiera Cass

Confession is a sacred rite enhanced by allegory, exaggeration, and lies.

— Craig Ferguson

“Guilt is a manifestation of condemnation or aversion towards oneself, which does not understand the changing transformative quality of mind. 'Seeking the Heart of…

— Joseph Goldstein