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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae read more
The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty.
[Lat., Pessimus quidem pudor vel est parsimoniae vel
frugalitatis.]
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance read more
The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom, is--to die.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
O shame, where is thy blush?
O shame, where is thy blush?
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
