The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
- Oscar WildeShame is pride`s cloak.
- William BlakeMoney was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill. Shame and woe to us, if we our wealth obey; The horse doth with the horseman away.
- Dorothy ParkerA 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.
- Jonathan SwiftThe only shame is to have none
- Blaise PascalPride 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.
- Lao TzuThe guilty catch themselves
- ProverbThe extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No Indian prince has to his palace - More followers than a thief to the gallows
- Samuel ButlerSin hath the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages
- Thomas J. Watson, Sr.If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame
- Ugo Betti