A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.
Would a man ever be called vain for speaking his mind?
A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing.
The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.
A man that is ashamed of passions that are natural and reasonable is generally proud of those that are shameful and silly.