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“[To a priest who smoked:] What a shame for a man to dress like a saint and smell like a devil!”

Men Devil Shame Dresses Saint Smell Smoking Priests

Author:Carrie Nation

“Guilt simply says that you are a sinner. And the feeling of shame simply shows you that you need not be a sinner, that you are meant to be a saint. If you are a sinner it is only because of your unconsciousness; you are not a sinner because the society follows a certain morality and you are not following it.”

Ifs Needs Shows Feelings Certain Morality Shame Guilt Saint Following Sinner Meant To Be Unconsciousness

Author:Rajneesh

“We should blush for shame to show so much resentment at what is done or said against us, knowing that so many injuries and affronts have been offered to our Redeemer and the saints.”

Should Has Beens Said Done Shows Knowing Shame Saint Injury Resentment Redeemer

Author:Teresa of Avila

“Are you a censor? Do you tell people not to say “girl”? Shame on you! If nothing offends you, you’re a saint or you’re psychotic. If a few things offend you, deal with them--fairly. If you’re often offended by things, you’re probably a self-righteous asshole and it’s too bad you weren’t censored yourself--by your mother in an abortion clinic.”

People Ifs Self Mother Girl Deals Shame Saint Abortion Righteous Offended Psychotic Self Righteous Clinic Censored Shame On You

Author:William T. Vollmann

“Except the Christ be born again tonight In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame, The world will never see his kingdom bright.”

Men World Dream Christ Born Son Shame Saint Kingdoms Christmas Tonight Born Again Merry Christmas Christmas Thoughts

Book:The poetry of Vachel Lindsay: complete & with Lindsay's drawings

Source: The poetry of Vachel Lindsay: complete & with Lindsay's drawings

“The simple person lives the way he breathes, with no more effort or glory, with no more affectation and without shame Simplicity is freedom, buoyancy, transparency. As simple as the air, as free as the air The simple person does not take himself too seriously or too tragicallyHe has nothing to prove, since he has no appearances to keep up, and nothing to seek, since everything is before him. What is more simple than simplicity? What is lighter? It is the virtue of wise men and the wisdom of saints.”

Men Way Persons Doe Simple Effort Virtue Wise Air Prove Glory Shame Simplicity Saint Appearance Breathe Transparency Lighters Buoyancy Simple Person

Author:Andre Comte-Sponville

“If you did wed my sister for her wealth, Then for her wealth's sake use her with more kindness; Or, if you like elsewhere, do it by stealth; Muffle your false love with some show of blindness; Let not my sister read it in your eye; Be not thy tongue thy own shame's orator; Look sweet, speak fair, become disloyalty; Apparel vice like virtue's harbinger; Bear a fair presence, though your heart be tainted; Teach sin the carriage of a holy saint; Be secret-false.”

Source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Dramatic and Poetic