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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.
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
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.]
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
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.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
If yet not lost to all the sense of shame.
If yet not lost to all the sense of shame.
Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages
Sin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages
The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
