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“Less shame a greater fault would palliate.”

Greater Shame Faults

Book:Dante's Divina commedia, tr. in the metre and triple rhyme of the original, with notes, by mrs. Ramsay

Source: Dante's Divina commedia, tr. in the metre and triple rhyme of the original, with notes, by mrs. Ramsay

“But surely Adam cannot be excused; Her fault though great, yet he was most to blame; What weakness offered, strength might have refused, Being lord of all, the greater was the shame.”

Might Lord Greater Weakness Shame Blame Faults Adam

Author:Emilia Lanier

“The many-headed multitude, whom inconstancy only doth by accident guide to well-doing! Who can set confidence there, where company takes away shame, and each may lay the fault upon his fellow?”

Wells May Company Shame Fellows Lays Faults Accidents Guides Multitudes Inconstancy

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“Realizing that the majority of kids that get molested feel that it is their fault, along with shame, those kids have no idea what to say or do to try to report anything, and add that with the lack of education, it is a complete recipe for disaster that leads to non-reporting of molestation.”

Feels Trying Ideas Kids Realizing Shame Majority Add Faults Disaster No Idea Reports Recipes Lack Of Education Molestation

Author:Sherri Shepherd

“"But when you hear men talking," said Cornelia, "all they ever do is speak ill of women. 'And I don't quite know how they've managed to make this law in their favor, or who exactly it was who gave them a greater license to sin than is allowed to us; and if the fault is common to both sexes (as they can hardly deny), why should the blame not be as well?”

Ifs Thinking Knows Men Should Wells Said Law Speak Sex Sin Common Talking Know How Greater Shame Blame Faults Ill Deny Inequality Stereotype Norm Favour Boast License

Author:Moderata Fonte

“We remain silent because we've taken on a responsibility and/or shame that was never ours to carry. Forgive yourself for things that were not your fault. Bad decisions, mistaken trust, physical weakness, or too much fear to act do not make an assault on you or someone you care about your fault. Ever.”

Care Decision Responsibility Taken Too Much Weakness Shame Forgiving Faults Silent Mistaken Assault Forgive Yourself Bad Decision

Author:Tammara Webber

“Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides: Who cover faults, at last shame them derides.”

Lasts Time Shame Faults Cunning Lear Cordelia

Book:Select Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections & Illustrations of Various Commentators

Source: Select Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections & Illustrations of Various Commentators

“There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.”

Men May Art War Worry Five Trouble Dangerous Destruction Shame Faults Sensitive Insult Honour Capture Temper Cowardice Art Of War Delicacy Hasty Provoked Recklessness Solicitude

Book:The Art of War

Source: The Art of War

“When a nation has allowed itself to fall under a tyrannical regime, it cannot be absolved from the faults due to the guilt of that regime.”

Fall Nations Shame Guilt Faults Dues Regimes

Book:War Speeches: From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945

Source: War Speeches: From September 11, 1943 to August 16, 1945

“When I was five years old I was molested and just, you know. I remember feeling, literally right before it happened, I just could not believe that this person was going to do this to me. That thing followed me all my life. The shame of thinking my molestation was my fault - it led me to believe I wasn't worth anything.”

Thinking Knows Years Believe Persons Feelings Remember Five Happened Shame Faults Five Years Five Year Olds Molestation

Author:Mary J. Blige

“Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.”

Fear Shame Faults Cures Repeats

Author:Jean de La Fontaine