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 As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought 
not, she will not be ashamed read more 
 As soon as she (woman) begins to be ashamed of what she ought 
not, she will not be ashamed of what she ought.
 [Lat., Nae simul pudere quod non oportet coeperit; quod oportet 
non pudebit.] 
 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. 
 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 may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
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.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
 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.