Guilt Quotes

I don’t believe in “original sin.” I don’t believe in “guilt.” I don’t believe in villains or heroes – only right or wrong ways that individuals have taken, not by choice but by necessity or by certain still-uncomprehended influences in themselves, their circumstances, and their antecedents.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.

Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.

And natural in gesture; much impress’d Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa’s young people properly.

Maybe there’s more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.

Climbing the economic ladder has been very hard for me; I still feel a great deal of guilt towards those I left behind.