Shame Quotes

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them." "We need never be ashamed of our tears." "I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth botherin' with'" "To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others and his idleness from himself" "The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame." "Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. True humility is the only antidote to shame " "Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change" "We need never be ashamed of our tears" "What kind of world is this if a madman tells you must be ashamed of yourselves" "Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all" "If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive" "Perfectionism is a 20-ton shield. It's a way of thinking that says this: If I look perfect, live perfect, work perfect, I can avoid or minimize shame, blame, and judgment" "I am ashamed to tell you this, but I have nothing to say" "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn"