#disgrace

Iran's continued, widespread persecution of ethnic minorities, human rights defenders and political prisoners is a disgrace and stands as a shameful indictment of Iran's leaders. ↗

— William Hague

#defenders #disgrace #ethnic #human #human rights

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin. ↗

— David Hare

#god #honor #only #sin #those

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace. ↗

— Hesiod

#idleness #which #work

He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. ↗

— Hesiod

#against #deprived #disgrace #himself #man

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#disgrace #honor #i #much #neither

For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#among #being #caused #contemptible #disarmed

The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind. ↗

— George Mason

#disgraceful #itself #mankind #slaves #states

It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. ↗

— Benjamin E. Mays

#reach #stars

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#death #disgrace #dreadful #envied #glorious

Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. ↗