Shame Quotes and Sayings
Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.
- Anaïs Nin
Shame has poor memory.
- Gabriel García Márquez
The shameful never have dear friends.
- Isaac de Benserade
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
- Benjamin Franklin
I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.
- Fanny Burney
Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.
- Stephen Colbert
Shame is pride’s cloak.
- William Blake
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
- Brené Brown
Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
- Brené Brown
Do not be ashamed of help.
- Marcus Aurelius
Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with.
- Craig Thompson
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
- Benjamin Franklin
And as long as you are in any way ashamed before yourself, you do not yet belong with us.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
It was a shameful thing that she had nothing of which to be ashamed.
- Philip José Farmer
There is no shame in not knowing your history, the shame lies in not finding out.
- Habeeb Akande
The political system, it’s a shame it’s a sham.
- Jarod Kintz
I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.
- John Burns
You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.
- Brené Brown
The difference between guilt and shame is very clear—in theory. We feel guilty for what we do. We feel shame for what we are.
- LEWIS B. SMEDES
It was a crying shame!
- Ru Freeman