Quotes About Guilt

It is crucial for deeper level recovery that we learn that feelings of fear, shame and guilt are sometimes signs that we have said or done the right thing. They are emotional flashbacks to how we were traumatized for trying to claim normal human privileges.

Guilt is sometimes camouflaged fear

Any attempt to dictate what thoughts, feelings, and sensations are proper or improper creates a breeding ground for guilt and shame.

Guilt was dread without the tightness in the chest part, just the weight in the gut.

OW: It doesn't matter whether you mind it or not—you do it. HJ: Some people do it, and some don't. OW: Yes. But I'm a terribly guilty-conscience person.

When your heart's been cut out, how's it going to feel knowing that you're the one who wielded the knife ?

It was a collective building up of nerve, absolving them of any guilt in advance.

Why?' he asked. 'Absolution.' He didn't get it, they never did. His death was a duty, ordered by guilt. Greg had learnt all about duty from the Army

He didn't rate a wave this time; she simply stood watching him drive off, looking small and sad. He folded the rear-view mirror's image up and tucked it away in a corner of his mind. The last thing he needed now was any more guilt rattling round inside his skull.

“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brotherís blood cries out to Me from the ground.

But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”

“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”

And Reuben responded, “Didnít I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

“My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”

As they began emptying their sacks, there in each manís sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.

I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.

“What can we say to my lord?” Judah replied. “How can we plead? How can we justify ourselves? God has exposed the iniquity of your servants. We are now my lordís slaves—both we and the one who was found with the cup.”

Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boyís safety to my father, saying, ëIf I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.í

After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”