Quotes About Guilt

Behold, I am become a reproach to thy holy name, by serving any ambition and the sins of others; which though I did by the persuasion of other men, yet my own conscience did cheek and upbraid me in it.

Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt. Or just as bad, they think being a better person is all God requires.

A lot of people are afraid of the idea of enslavement, and that's because it's tied to so much shame and guilt... That is the big elephant in the room, but a part of why we're afraid to attack that subject matter is because of the way we've been taught about it.

Memmius:) But who are these that have thus taken the government into their hands? Men of the most abandoned character, of blood-stained hands, of insatiable avarice, of enormous guilt, and of matchless pride; men by whom integrity, reputation, public spirit, and indeed every thing, whether honorable or dishonorable, is converted to a means of gain.

it is easy for parents to pass on unnecessary guilt, shame, and insecurity to their children because we fear the rejection of critical and judgmental people in our lives. So if I can help other parents understand the profound importance of accepting children as they are, perhaps I can save those children from some of the anguish I felt for many years.

It is humbling to be the parent of a child who brings our all of your weaknesses repetitively. But living in guilt for not being perfect will never serve our need to grow stronger.

First up was Nancy's pervasive sense of guilt. She felt self-conscious about going beyond her family's expectations, and feared being seen as "too big for her britches," a typical complaint in her family about anyone who was successful. As a result, Nancy was constantly trying to prove she didn't think she was better than anyone else. This made it almost impossible for her to say no.

women often find their decisions and setbacks scrutinised through the role model lens. This can become a source of shame and guilt, whilst also setting women against eachother.The burden is particularly intense for minority women, who are often expected to carry the aspirations of not only other women, but their entire ethnicor racial group on their shoulders. - doesn't do women any favours.

The major sin is the sin of being born.

Guilt once harbored in the conscious breast, intimidates the brave, degrades the great.

How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast , Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.

Guilt has always its horrors and solicitudes; and, to make it yet more shameful and detestable, it is doomed often to stand in awe of those to whom nothing could give influence or weight but their power of betraying.

A man guilty of poverty easily believes himself suspected.

Egész nap orvosságot szedtem, és Isten ne vegye b?nömül, holmi francia regények olvasásával mulattam magam.

The whole mechanism of guilt as a deterrent to right action is just as much a linguistic fault.

Guilt is a timorous thing ere perpetration; despair alone makes guilty men be bold.

How like herrings and onions our vices are in the morning after we have committed them.

He saw a lawyer killing a viper On a dunghill hard, by his own stable And the devil smiled, for it put him in mind Of Cain and his brother, Abel.

Her sadness was an ecstasy, a guilt, an assignation.

How did the care worker die?' 'Apparently I murdered her.

He was still assuming the guilty party was a man, which was likely, after all. Women killed with poison; men made a science of inflicting pain.

It wasn't until months later that I would look back and realize that, most likely, I had killed the magazine dealer myself.

And if you think of being Christian as a way to be more fully human, it would be a mistake to make someone feel guilty for having natural human feelings.

We killed an innocent girl