Shame

Shame

Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame.

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Famous quotes containing the word shame:

    “The only shame is to have none.”
    —Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

    “The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.”
    —Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

    “In effect it seemed to him that, though honor might possess certain advantages, yet shame had others, and not inferior: advantages, even, that were well-nigh boundless in their scope.”
    —Thomas Mann (1875–1955)