Humility Quote by William Trevor

“Shame lies. All the time. About everything. Don’t believe your shame.”

— Scott Stabile

“But shame is like a wound that is never exposed and therefore never heals.”

— Andreas Eschbach

“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.”

— General Iroh

“Her only shame was that she felt none.”

— Nicholas Evans

“Humility and shame have been confused. Humility is knowing that you know nothing for sure and shame is someone having to tell you.”

— Erica Goros

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

— Rachel Abbott

“I have learned that for me, shame is like kryptonite. It was utterly destructive, a boot on my neck for most of my life.…

— Laura Parrott Perry

“This shame has nothing to do with He or She. It's the being mortal - how shall I say it? ... insufficient.”

— C.S. Lewis

“The basis of shame is not some mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone.”

— Milan Kundera

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

— Petrarch

“Shame without repentance doesn’t lose power when it is spoken, it only seeks approval.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“All she needs in this life is a chance at a better life, and to get that she works, she sacrifices, she tells her…

— Daniel Abbott