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«Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.»
«Hard work without talent is a shame, but talent without hard work is a tragedy.»
Author: Robert Half | About: Talent, Work | Keywords: shame
«Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt»
Author: William Cowper (Poet) | About: Principles | Keywords: guilt, selfish, shame
«Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.»
«Better die with honor than live with shame.»
Author: English Proverb | Keywords: live with, shame
«Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats; neither fear nor shame can cure them»
«Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it is.»
«A man who has depths in his shame meets his destiny and his delicate decisions upon paths which few ever reach . . . .»
«Fools, through false shame, conceal their open wounds.»
Author: Horace (Poet) | Keywords: conceal, shame, wounds
«Have you no modesty, no maiden shame,No touch of bashfulness?»

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