Doubt is the brother of shame.

Doubt is the brother of shame.

I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and
that they can not be repelled.
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I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and
that they can not be repelled.
[Lat., Pudet haec opprobria nobis
Et dici potuisse et non potuisse repelli.]

The only shame is to have none

The only shame is to have none

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.

Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.

Shame is pride's cloak.

Shame is pride's cloak.

O shame, where is thy blush?

O shame, where is thy blush?

The guilty catch themselves

The guilty catch themselves

We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything
that is real about us; ashamed of read more

We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything
that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of
our incomes, of our accents, of our opinion, of our experience,
just as we are ashamed of our naked skins.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.