Quotes about Guilt
The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.
— Oscar Wilde
A man guilty of poverty easily believes himself suspected.
— Samuel Johnson
He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not to do; or omits what he ought to do, he is chargeable with sin
— Charles Hodge
All men alike stand condemned, not by alien codes of ethics, but by their own, and all men therefore are conscious of guilt.
— CS Lewis
The moral man is as guilty as the rest. His morality cannot save him.
— DL Moody
The guilty man may escape, but he cannot be sure of doing so.
— Epicurus
Thus, as a result of heightened consciousness, a man feels as if it's all right if he's bad as long as he knows it- as though that were any consolation.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Ah, why should all mankind For one man's fault, be condemned, If guiltless?
— John Milton
One human nature is common to all the descendants of Adam, and it is, for all men, guilty and polluted
— Herman Bavinck
Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
— Andy Stanley
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.
— Brene Brown
By justification we are saved from the guilt of sin…by sanctification we are saved from the power and root of sin
— John Wesley