Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.
Shame is such an intense emotion. It just can drive you.
Modesty forbids what the law does not.
Shame, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.
One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame we have killed off so much real shame as well.
I promise not to become a source of shame for you.
The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.
As soon as you forbid something, you make it extraordinarily appealing. You also bring shame in as a phenomenon.
I am ashamed the law is such an ass.
There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.