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“Though a man be wise it is no shame for him to live and learn”
Sophocles
“A man who has depths in his shame meets his destiny and his delicate decisions upon paths which few ever reach . . . .”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it is.”
Benjamin Franklin
“I used to look in the mirror and feel shame, I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.”
Drew Barrymore
“Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.”
Seneca
“Take this remark from Richard poor and lame, Whate'er's begun in anger ends in shame”
“The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness”
Marcus Garvey
“Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.”
Robert Half
“There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.”
Russian Proverb
“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.”
Jonathan Swift