Eye Quote by Thomas Southerne

It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or he may…

— Charles Darwin

Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Guilt is ever at a loss, and confusion waits upon it; when innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression.

— William Congreve

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

Innocence is not accustomed to blush.

— Moliere

One is never so dangerous when one has no shame, than when one has grown too old to blush.

— Marquis de Sade

Guilt is the very nerve of sorrow.

— Horace Bushnell

Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.

— Tacitus

“While guilt over sinfulness can often lead to repentance, shame leads to indifference, intolerance, lack of vulnerability, and lack of intimacy with others as…

— Tyler Braun

“Guilt is like tarnish on a piece of silver. It effectively obscures beauty and radiance, but can never lessen its true value. Just as…

— Darren Main

Judgment is guilt wearing a moral mask to disguise its pain.

— Deepak Chopra

“Blushing manifests the exposure, the unexpectedness, the involuntary nature of shame. In On Shame and the Search for Identity Helen Lynd writes, “One’s feeling…

— John Bradshaw