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François de La Rochefoucauld quotesThe shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
Marcus Tulius Cicero quotesStudy carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.
Edmund Burke quotesWhilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
Jonathan Swift quotesI never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quotesShame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
George Bernard Shaw quotesWe 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 opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins.