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Shame Quotes

"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under"

"I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with'"

"Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all"

"To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others and his idleness from himself"

"Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield. It's a way of thinking that says this: If I look perfect, live perfect, work perfect, I can avoid or minimize shame, blame, and judgment"

"Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change"

"I am ashamed to tell you this, but I have nothing to say"

"Honour and shame from no condition rise"

"We need never be ashamed of our tears."

"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame."

"If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive"

"Honor and shame from no condition rise, act well your part, there all the honor lies"

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame "

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."

"We need never be ashamed of our tears"

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