#sham

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. ↗

— Pliny the Elder

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Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

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Tell the truth and shame the devil. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

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The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes. ↗

— Jean Racine

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There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

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A film based on a jolly good John Grisham book is fine, but I like to get a bit under the skin. ↗

— Charlotte Rampling

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I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies. ↗

— Gordon Ramsay

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Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

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Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip. ↗

— Will Rogers

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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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