quotations about shame
Shame is more the bedrock of trauma.
RICK GOODWIN
"No room left for hate", St. Catharines Standard, September 8, 2017
Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack, 1758
Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
EDMUND BURKE
Reflections on the Revolution in France
If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.
EMIL CIORAN
A Short History of Decay