Dante Alighieri Quotes

I think remorse ought to stop biting the consciences that feed it.

Guilt hath very quick ears to an accusation.

How awful is that hour when con, science stings.

Come t'e' picciol fallo amaro morso! Dante. What grievous pain a little fault doth give thee!

Society isn't good at dealing with people who have something concrete to feel guilty about or who are dealing with a loss.

There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.

I really believe guilt finds its way out of a person.

He who has regrets cannot look at himself in the mirror.

The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.

The bite of conscience is indecent.

You have a conscience, and a conscience is a valuable attribute, but not if it begins to make you think you were to blame for what is far beyond the scope of your responsibility.

They whose guilt within their bosom lies, imagine every eye beholds their blame.

What man ever blamed himself for his misfortune?

Where does guilt and punishment lie, and are we not more expressive over remorse or guilt when other people see the badness in us?

If anyone has a conscience it's generally a guilty one.

I never did anything I'm really ashamed of.

I've made far too many mistakes. That's the way I feel.

I might as well have pulled the trigger myself.

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

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.

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

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

Few men would dare to read their own autobiography if all their deeds were recorded in it; few can look back upon their entire career without a blush.

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.