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O shame, where is thy blush?
O shame, where is thy blush?
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.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.
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.]
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
Shame is an ornament of the young; a disgrace of the old.
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.
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
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.
