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Guilt Quotes

Honest lines about the weight of conscience.

This set covers guilt from several angles: a flat refusal to carry it, a warning that glory built on selfishness curdles into shame, and a wry observation about feeling worst over sins never actually committed. It treats guilt as something worth examining rather than simply enduring. See related feelings under Emotion quotes.

The price that one pays for refusing to act on the truth as one sees it, is to be led to believe untruth to avoid guilt.

Quotes by Kenneth L. Pike

When you're a kid, what you learn in school about being German has a sort of heaviness about it, and you have a sort of guilt with you.

Quotes by Juergen Teller

Denial, panic, threats, anger - those are very human responses to feeling guilt.

Quotes by Joshua Oppenheimer

A culture in which guilt is automatically assumed to be neurotic and unhealthy has devised a remarkably clever way of protecting its self-interest.

Quotes by Jonathan Kozol

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Quotes by John Adams

I don't do guilt, but if I were to squint in that direction, it's probably enjoying simple computer games like Zuma. But I regard such things as part of my hand-eye coordination workout.

Quotes by Jo Beverley

I don't feel guilt. Whatever I wish to do, I do.

Quotes by Jeanne Moreau

I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt.

Quotes by Janet Reno

There's no guilt in eating fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains.

Quotes by Jane Velez-Mitchell

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

Jane Austen

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.

Quotes by Isabelle Holland

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

Quotes by Holly Near

Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation.

Quotes by Henry Fielding

With a parent, it's always guilt. You want to be there, but you kind of also want to be here.

Quotes by Heather Locklear

A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased.

Quotes by Hans Frank

When I fell in love, all the shame and guilt I carried with me for years suddenly vanished.

Quotes by Gilbert Baker

I should have worked harder in my life. I suffer from a guilt complex.

Quotes by Gian Carlo Menotti

The creation of Spoleto was a social experiment. Because I've always suffered guilt from being a Catholic, when I was in my fifties I felt a need of being needed.

Quotes by Gian Carlo Menotti

Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.

Quotes by George Sewell

The guilt of newborns is immense.

Quotes by Georg Trakl

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this guilt quotes page focus on?
It examines guilt from several honest angles, including outright rejection of it, a warning about selfish glory turning to shame, and a wry look at feeling guilty over sins never committed.
Why do people look up quotes about guilt?
Guilt is a common emotional struggle, and readers often search for perspective that helps them process or reframe it rather than simply dwell on it.
Are these quotes meant to encourage guilt or dismiss it?
The tone leans toward examining guilt critically rather than either encouraging or fully dismissing it, treating it as worth understanding rather than avoiding.
Is there a quote about community responsibility here?
Yes, one older reflection connects mutual aid and shared responsibility, suggesting that guilt can sometimes stem from failing others rather than from personal failure alone.
What related topics can I explore next?
For more on processing difficult feelings, visit Healing or Reflection quotes.

Read together, these quotes suggest guilt says as much about our values as about our actions. For more on working through difficult feelings, visit Healing or Reflection quotes.