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 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.] 
 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.] 
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
 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.] 
Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of read more
Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.
 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. 
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