Shame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us. – Ann Patchett
The difference between shame and guilt is the difference between “I am bad” and “I did something bad”. – Brene Brown
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough. – Brene Brown
There is no shame in turning back, when you discover you are on the wrong path.
Shame is a soul eating emotion. – C.G. Jung
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. – Benjamin Franklin
Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried. – Og Mandino
Shame is an unhappy emotion invented by pietists in order to exploit the human race. – Blake Edwards
Shame, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder. – Julie Burchill
Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. – Samuel Richardson
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit. – Seneca
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. – George Soros
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame’s is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. – Brene Brown
Guilt is feeling bad about what you have done; shame is feeling bad about who you are – all it is, is muddling up things you have done with who you are. – Marcus Brigstocke
Don’t feel shame for failing but for not trying.
Shame is not what other people can do to you, instead it is what you let it.
The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. – George Bernard Shaw
I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed. – Ralph Ellison
I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it. – Johnny Depp
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is. – Benjamin Franklin
The only shame is to have none. – Blaise Pascal
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive. – Brene Brown
Shame is always easier to handle if you have someone to share it with. – Craig Thompson
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before-more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle. – Charles Dickens
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