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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 shame is to have none
The only shame is to have none
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails,
And each by turns his aching heart assails.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
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
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.
A nightingale dies for shame if another bird sings better.