Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. Votes: 6
Bren茅 BrownShame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. Votes: 4
Brene BrownI never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. Votes: 4
Jonathan SwiftThe books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. Votes: 4
Oscar WildeShame is one of the greatest aphrodisiacs in the world, anyway, built into religion. Votes: 3
Dylan MoranShe's alright,for a thirteen-year-old, he thought, Shame she won't be around for much longer. Votes: 3
Chloe Gadsby JonesShame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt in soft adoption of another's sorrow. Votes: 3
Aaron HillShame--what happened when my mother, the dragon, huffed and puffed and blew my self down. Votes: 3
Brennan ManningShame is an unhappy emotion invented by pietists in order to exploit the human race. Votes: 3
Blake EdwardsShame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. Votes: 3
Brené BrownShame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. Votes: 3
Samuel RichardsonShame can kill the imagination. It's hard to keep writing in the face of cultural derision. Votes: 3
Eloisa JamesShame is like the weaver's thread; if it breaks in the net, it is wholly imperfect. Votes: 3
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonActing is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself. Votes: 3
John GielgudShame on all eloquence which leaves us with a taste for itself and not for its substance. Votes: 3
Michel de MontaigneShame is not your friend. It depletes your power. Let go of shame and embrace your magnificence. Votes: 3
Judith OrloffShame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker. Votes: 3
SophoclesNever have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me. Votes: 3
Kurt VonnegutShame is like everything else; live with it for long enough and it becomes part of the furniture. Votes: 3
Salman RushdieShame on the man who goes to his grave escorted by the miserable hopes that have kept him alive. Votes: 3
Emile M. CioranShame occurs when you haven't been able to get away with the 'who' you want people to think you are. Votes: 3
Carl WhitakerIt's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else. Votes: 2
Jennifer LopezNobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself. Votes: 2
Damon WayansThe Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness. Votes: 2
Marcus GarveyIt is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you. Votes: 2
Abu BakrWhen shame is missing from corporate life, society, quickly becomes uncivilized. Votes: 0
Max AndersThe revolt against one's environment is usually 'shame' of one's environment. Votes: 0
Czeslaw MiloszWhen pride and presumption walk before, shame and loss follow very closely. Votes: 0
Louis XI of FranceNo shame, no solution, no remorse, no retribution, just people selling t-shirts. Votes: 0
Don HenleyThere are no accusations with writing, no judgment, no shame, only freedom. Votes: 0
Jessica SorensenGuilt addresses an external action while shame attacks the internal character!" EL Votes: 0
Evinda LepinsJudgements like "right" and "wrong"; only build barriers and encourage shame within individuals. Votes: 0
Rebecca WalkerPatriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride. Votes: 0
Anne-Marie SlaughterThey say men have a sexual thought every 20 seconds. The other 19 are shame. Votes: 0
Greg FitzsimmonsWhen you're betrayed there's a period of shame and then there's always forgiveness. Votes: 0
Amy PoehlerThere's no shame in fear. It's only shame in letting fear rule you! Votes: 0
Roman General adressing troopsRemember, Jesus would rather constantly shame gays than let orphans have a family. Votes: 0
Stephen ColbertRepentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame." Votes: 0
Mark DriscollRepentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame. Votes: 0
Mark DriscollVanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe more shame, the more clicks; the more clicks, the more advertising dollars. Votes: 0
Monica LewinskyTake it from Richard, poor and lame, What's begun in anger ends in shame. Votes: 0
Benjamin FranklinIf you don't enjoy your life, sorrow, sadness, suffering, fear, shame and guilt will. Votes: 0
Iyanla VanzantA lot of movements use women's involvement to shame men when recruitment is sagging. Votes: 0
Mia BloomThere's a huge cloud of shame around art and business being seen as bedfellows. Votes: 0
Amanda PalmerWork on psychological blocks like shame and guilt - they falsely color your reality. Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraEvery woman should be filled with shame by the thought that she isa woman. Votes: 0
Clement of AlexandriaModesty is that feeling by which honorable shame acquires a valuable and lasting authority. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroI FEEL NO SHAME ABOUT HAVING PAINTINGS BE AS GRANDIOSE AND RIDICULOUS AS POSSIBLE. Votes: 0
Laura OwensI am not shame of my failures, they were necessary for my ultimate success. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaIt's a shame...you just don't see young people doing anything outside these days. Votes: 0
William H. MacyThere are so many people out there with less shame talking about their problems. Votes: 0
Dan SavageBut shame is like a wound that is never exposed and therefore never heals. Votes: 0
Andreas EschbachIt really is a shame that the truth is perceived as an extreme position. Votes: 0
Ruqaiyyah Waris MaqsoodWhen the gratitude of many to one throws away all shame, we behold fame. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheOne is honest about oneself either with a sense of shame or with vanity. Votes: 0
Friedrich Nietzschestarvation is a shame and disgrace to the world and totally unnecessary in modern times. Votes: 0
Pearl S. BuckWithout guilt or remorse, shame was an empty emotion. Indeed, shame would not be shame. Votes: 0
Sylvain ReynardYe towers of Julius, London's lasting shame, With many a foul and midnight murder fed. Votes: 0
Thomas GrayWe all have unresolved shame, because it is used as a tool to control behavior. Votes: 0
Christiane NorthrupThat's the shame about Miles Copeland; he's evil, but he's got a heart of gold. Votes: 0
Dave WakelingA true repentance shuns the evil itself, more than the external suffering or the shame. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareThere's no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot. Votes: 0
Robin WilliamsFor the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame Votes: 0
Charles SimmonsIt's a shame that physical beauty often has such a negative effect on its occupant. Votes: 0
Dov DavidoffFor the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame. Votes: 0
Charles SimmonsPeople who look at Greek statues never say it's a shame because they're not complete. Votes: 0
Giles DuleyFor the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame." Votes: 0
Charles SimmonsThere's a lust in man, no charm can tame, of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame. Votes: 0
JuvenalI want her sinful arms wrapped around me,bloodied and angry and triumphant in shame. Votes: 0
Miriam JoyHard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy. Votes: 0
Robert HalfThe heart is not cleansed with ordinary water,, but with tears of shame and repentance,," Votes: 0
HlovateI didn't fight or shame my thoughts, I questioned them, and they stopped shaming me. Votes: 0
Byron KatieI don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics. Votes: 0
Richard AttenboroughThe shame of fools conceals their open wounds. [Lat., Stultorum incurata malus pudor ulcera celat.] Votes: 0
HoraceStudy carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroTime shall unfold what plaited cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareThere is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help Votes: 0
Catherine Zeta-JonesAdam gave me a scandalized look. "Fraternizing with the enemy!" he cried. "For shame, wench! Votes: 0
Meg CabotIt's no shame in reaching second or third base if you aimed for first base. Votes: 0
Stephen RichardsThe purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead with shame. Votes: 0
J.P. DonleavyThe way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame. Votes: 0
Matthew LeskoChastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue. Votes: 0
Norm MacDonaldYou can only acquire it successfully if you cease to feel any sense of shame. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerSilence is not just about secrecy, Your Majesty. It is grief and it is shame. Votes: 0
Melina MarchettaMental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonTime shall unfold what pleated cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareEveryone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them. Votes: 0
Jean de La FontaineFor in pure maidens, knowing not the marriage-bed, the glance of the eyes sinks from shame. Votes: 0
AeschylusMy charity is outrage, life my shame; And in that shame still live my sorrow's rage! Votes: 0
William ShakespeareI think it's a great shame that America stopped being a republic and became an empire. Votes: 0
Marianne FaithfullHonor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies. Votes: 0
Alexander PopeMy lady's presence makes the roses red, because to see her lips they blush for shame. Votes: 0
Henry ConstableNever let anyone shame you into doing anything you don't choose to do. Keep your identity. Votes: 0
Jacqueline SusannAnyone worth knowing breaks once. Once. No shame, no foul if you survive it. You did. Votes: 0
Karen Marie MoningTo live without experiencing some shame and blushes of admiration would surely be a wretched life. Votes: 0
Gregor MendelFamily are the people who must make you feel ashamed when you are deserving of shame. Votes: 0
Jonathan Safran FoerIt's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers. Votes: 0
Francois RabelaisOne must live with all, e'en if life be hell: Crime makes shame, not monetary stricture Votes: 0
MultatuliAs long as they are well-intentioned, mistakes are not a matter for shame but for learning Votes: 0
Margaret HeffernanI must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment. Votes: 0
John FowlesSometimes I think it's a shame, when I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain. Votes: 0
Gordon LightfootBite us once, shame on the dog; bite us repeatedly, shame on us for allowing it. Votes: 0
Phyllis SchlaflyThere's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it. Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinI had had an affair with the moon, in which there was neither sin nor shame. Votes: 0
Laurence SterneOn the wings of lies, man can only fly to the land of shame and lowness! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanBy bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man? Votes: 0
Yamamoto TsunetomoI cannot think of the results of your labors without shame at the little we do. Votes: 0
Vincent de PaulSin has the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages. Votes: 0
Thomas WatsonOnce you have money and fame, the next thing you should expect is scandal and shame. Votes: 0
Michael Bassey JohnsonI think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. It's a shame. Votes: 0
Thom YorkeIt is a shame to see in the work of an artist the limitations of his critics. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultAnimals don't think in terms of victims and villains, or good and bad, or evil, or shame. Votes: 0
Justin TorresIf reality TV has taught us anything, it's that you can't keep people with no shame down. Votes: 0
LIZIt is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears Votes: 0
Joseph HallA man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed. Votes: 0
MenciusWhen men of infamy to grandeur soar, They light a torch to show their shame the more. Votes: 0
Edward YoungWhat whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We. Votes: 0
Ayn RandGrace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame. Votes: 0
John BevereYou get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame. Votes: 0
Billy JoelIf there's not someone in your social circle who doesn't look like you, then shame on you. Votes: 0
Leigh Anne TuohyLove taught him shame, and shame with love at strife Soon taught the sweet civilities of life. Votes: 0
John DrydenThe government had to choose between war and shame. They chose shame. They will get war too. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillIt's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy. Votes: 0
Julia ChildIt's a shame there has to be a tragedy before the best in people will finally shine. Votes: 0
E.A. BucchianeriIt's such a shame that people are so much more worried about being right than being decent. Votes: 0
Jack HunterYour shame will be your torture, and your torture will be your life. I wish it long. Votes: 0
Brad PittThe dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Votes: 0
RumiI got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you. Votes: 0
Louis ArmstrongThe virtuous nothing fear but life with shame, And death's a pleasant road that leads to fame. Votes: 0
George Granville, 1st Baron LansdowneMake not, when you work a deed of shame, The scoundrel's plea, 'My forbears did the same. Votes: 0
Al-MaʿarriA woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate, For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate. Votes: 0
William GiffordAll beings desire pleasure, a surcease of need or want, and there is no shame in that. Votes: 0
Sherri L. KingNever feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried. Votes: 0
Og MandinoThere is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn. Votes: 0
Alison CroggonA fellow by the hand of nature mark'd, Quoted, and sign'd, to do a deed of shame. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareExiled spirits, redas the spotless toe of a seraph spreadwith scarlet by the shame of rumpled dawns Votes: 0
Stephane MallarmeFool me once, shame on " shame on you. Fool me " you can't get fooled again. Votes: 0
George W. BushLife is a series of embarrassing moments which leave you feeling alone in your confusion and shame Votes: 0
Miranda HartI'm trying to think of what I'm ashamed of. But, damn, I don't really have any shame. Votes: 0
Leighton MeesterThere is no shame in being a survivor of sexual violence. The shame is on the aggressor. Votes: 0
Angelina JolieThe worst thing about poverty is not the actual living of it, but the shame of it. Votes: 0
Dolly PartonIf a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. Votes: 0
Edgar Allan PoeIt's a shame to waste [the uniqueness that is you], by doing what someone else has done. Votes: 0
Joseph CampbellThe glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes. Votes: 0
Jean RacineI am not racked with self-loathing. Some issues of guilt and shame, but I'm a pretty good guy. Votes: 0
Marcus BrigstockeThere's no shame in stealing - any actor who says he doesn't is lying. You steal from everything. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchI'm the last person who has any desire to instruct anybody in shame. That's no errand for me. Votes: 0
Jock SturgesBut let us not too hastily triumph in the shame of Sparta, lest we aggravate our own condemnation. Votes: 0
Thomas DayI'm a last-minute shopper. I end up at the mall or somewhere on Christmas Eve. It's a shame. Votes: 0
Brad PaisleyIgnorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it. Votes: 0
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of HalifaxI've worn a dress at my wedding. I've worn 6-inch Louboutins. I've got no fear and no shame. Votes: 0
A. J. McLeanFool witch once, shame on you. Fool witch twice, oozing sores and an eternal rash in private areas. Votes: 0
Linda WisdomThere is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone. Votes: 0
Harvey MackayEngland has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame and will get war. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillWith no guilt and no shame, no sorrow or blame. Whatever it is, we are all the same. Votes: 0
Peter GabrielDoes not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? Votes: 0
Saint BasilWe cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others. Votes: 0
Brené BrownLove all men as God, even if they hurt you or shame you. Be like Gandhi and Christ. Votes: 0
Neem Karoli BabaI've got a great life. It's a shame the work gets in the way of the golf, really. Votes: 0
Len GoodmanShe wept with shame for her lack of will and with fear for a love she couldn't control. Votes: 0
Judith McNaughtTo ask may be but a moment's shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a lifelong shame. Votes: 0
Kano JigoroThere can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to shame the devil. Votes: 0
Walter LippmannMen the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame. Votes: 0
Charles ChurchillIf you destroy delicacy and a sense of shame in a young girl, you deprave her very fast. Votes: 0
Harriet Beecher StoweIf we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame. Votes: 0
Ugo BettiStand up and wash away this shame from the face of Christ! They are spitting in His face. Votes: 0
Sabina WurmbrandDogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach. Votes: 0
MobyI think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you dont show up. Votes: 0
Stephen MoyerIt is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake. Votes: 0
Henry LawsonA man away from home need feel no shame. Let's go out there and shame ourselves like crazy. Votes: 0
KAORIDogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach." Votes: 0
MobyBe clever and do not build walls, because in the future they will bring only shame to you! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanIt's just that I am too old now to chase all the woman involved; which just seems a shame. Votes: 0
Lemmy KilmisterMy rage outweighs my shame, as always happens when one is really ashamed and knows he ought to be. Votes: 0
Erich Maria RemarqueIt would be a shame to lose the precious jewel of liberation in the mud of ignorant body building. Votes: 0
K. Pattabhi JoisIt would be a shame to go out with a hot girl you can't have a decent conversation with! Votes: 0
Justin BieberTo others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride. Votes: 0
George SorosWe knew Chris Matthews had no shame. Now we also know the king of TV ghouls has no souls Votes: 0
Michelle MalkinThe quickest way to create a boy or man who lacks compassion is to judge and shame his feelings. Votes: 0
Michael GurianThere is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don Votes: 0
Steve WaughFounders: there is no shame in failing, take pride in that you have the guts to try something new. Votes: 0
Kevin RoseIt's a shame that we have to choose between two such second-rate countries as the USSR and the USA. Votes: 0
Jorge Luis BorgesEnvy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that nobody ever had the confidence to own it. Votes: 0
John WilmotOne is never so dangerous when one has no shame, than when one has grown too old to blush. Votes: 0
Marquis de SadeIt's a great shame that the world was organized with two sexes. It makes for a lot of trouble. Votes: 0
Margaret Ayer BarnesMost of the groups I worked with 30 years ago are either dead or dead broke. And it's a shame. Votes: 0
Ronnie SpectorIn journalism, there are only two stories - "Oh, the wonder of it," and "Oh, the shame of it." Votes: 0
Robert ReichI was always the shame of the family - the one Yankee who was actually born in the North. Votes: 0
Randy Harrisonshame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us Votes: 0
Ann PatchettThere is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious. Votes: 0
Francis BaconWe knew Chris Matthews had no shame. Now we also know the king of TV ghouls has no souls. Votes: 0
Michelle MalkinThis man had something to hide, some shame in his past, and those with a past can always be bought. Votes: 0
Ian RankinYou will not achieve happiness if you don't work hard; and it's a shame not to want to work hard. Votes: 0
EuripidesIt's a big shame, because 'Trixter' in my mind were what a real rock n' roll band is all about. Votes: 0
Steve BrownI never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it. Votes: 0
Julian FellowesI was trying to protect my wife, I was trying to protect myself from shame, and I really regret it. Votes: 0
Anthony WeinerI drew it over my skin like a violins bow, No one would ever hear the song of my shame. Votes: 0
Jodi PicoultI cry out from the ashes, burned with sin and shame. I ask you Lord to make me whole again. Votes: 0
Rebecca St. JamesIt's not a crime not to know yourself. It's not a crime to send life away. It's just a shame. Votes: 0
Andrew O'HaganThe shame in life is not to fail to reach your dream, but to fail to have a dream to reach. Votes: 0
Robert J Kriegel[To a priest who smoked:] What a shame for a man to dress like a saint and smell like a devil! Votes: 0
Carrie NationI used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself. Votes: 0
Drew BarrymoreWhen one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do. Votes: 0
Gautama BuddhaIt's a shame i can't be there myself - i like parties. Text me if you think of any good hymns! Votes: 0
Jenny DownhamI think I've lost a lot of my gay fans to Gavin Henson. It's a shame because I really love them. Votes: 0
David BeckhamTried to put shame in my game to make a name, I'mma put it on a bullet...put it in your brain. Votes: 0
RakimWhen I was a boy if a girl got pregnant the shame was placed on her and the boy could get away. Votes: 0
Bill CosbyCulture now spreads at central nervous system speed. Itâs a shame that compassion doesnât.
Dean CavanaghSome Day Someone is going to pick up this book (The Bible) and believe it, and put us all to shame.
Leonard RavenhillThere is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul.
Alison CroggonWhen perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!
Brené BrownThe mask was a thing on it's own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-conciousness.
William GoldingI wish to remain nameless And live without shame 'Cause what's in a name, Oh I still remain the same
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