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The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
[Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
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
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.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.