Pliny the Elder
Naturalist, Author
"It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it."
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Shameful
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Plato
Philosopher
"To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."
Reginald McKenna
Politician
"The Jews are the most hateful and the most shameful of the small nations."
Victor Hugo
Novelist, Poet
"Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal."
Steven Morrissey
Singer-Songwriter
"It's so shameful of me: I like you."
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"It is a shameful thing to insult a child."
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