Shameful

Famous quotes containing the word shameful:

“Pardon, and keep silent, for what is shameful for women must be concealed among women.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)

“Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)