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.
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
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We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.
Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt.
I guess secrets are part of the fabric of everybody's lives. I mean everybody's lives, and guilt is part of the fabric of everybody's lives.
Why not, when it can be done without exposure or expense, let me rescue some of America's miserable children from vice and guilt?
Loomis has always felt himself responsible for the fact that he did not stop Michael when he first murdered his sister, and so he's got that guilt to live with.
Catholics have guilt and Jews have guilt, fine. But mothers can trump them all.
What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.
If a child had another disease, we'd be open about what we were going through, but addiction is stigmatised and comes with shame and guilt.
Good-quality travel and good-quality food are the two luxuries that I never have any guilt indulging in.
I've struggled for confidence and had great doubts about myself. But, personally, I'm not riddled with guilt.
There's been times I've been paralyzed by guilt when I've had to work crazy hours or miss a parent-teacher interview.
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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.
