It is safest to be moderately base - to be flexible in shame, and to be always ready for what is generous, good, and just, when anything is to be gained by virtue.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.
Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.
Modesty is good. But not when it comes at the cost of honesty.
Confession alone is not necessarily good for the soul.
There is no shame is being ambivalent about almost everything in your life.
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables.
I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware.
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
No virtue is safe that is not enthusiastic.
There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.