Shame

“For your own sakes, never appear ashamed that your father was a kaffir (Black man), and that you inherited African blood. It is every bit as good as that which flows in the veins of my fairer brethren.”

“Sachez que l’homme qui préfère la mort à l’humiliation reçoit de Dieu puissance et vie.”

“The main impulse was shame, the desire to consider oneself a decent person.”

“At a very young age I became a very wealthy man. For me it was almost embarrassing and I felt in many ways I’ve got to give this money away.”

“It isn't a shame to wear old or patched clothes, but it's a shame to wear torn out, dirty clothes.”

“For your own sakes never appear ashamed that your father was a “Kaffir” and that you inherit some African blood. It is every whit as good and as pure as that which flows in the veins of my fairer brethren.”

“I hope it will always be a subject of humiliating reflection to me, that I was once an active instrument, in a business at which my heart now shudders.”

“Sempre fui muito acanhada, muito tímida, como sou até hoje… por timidez passei a pintar.”

“It is better to die than to live in shame.”

“„wygnanie, śmierć lub sromota””

“Nobody remembers your unfunniest moments like you do. They remember your funniest moments.”

“My whole career is just like a massive mistake.”

“Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth.”