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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.
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that read more
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.
The only shame is to have none
The only shame is to have none
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
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.
Less shame a greater fault would palliate.
[Lat., Maggior difetto men vergogna lava.]
Less shame a greater fault would palliate.
[Lat., Maggior difetto men vergogna lava.]
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.
