I'm trying to add a famous quote about guilt in my Macbeth essay, any ideas?
2007-02-24 07:04:25 · 5 answers · asked by Dom 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Here are some quotes about quilt that could lend themselves to Macbeth:
“Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway” ~ Isabelle Holland
"Guilt is anger directed at ourselves.” ~ Peter McWilliams
“The guilty think all talk is of themselves” ~ Geoffrey Chaucer
“Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend, Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behind, With whips and stings” ~ Nicholas Rowe
"A guilty conscience never feels secure." ~ Publilius Syrus
"Guilt is anything you did and fear others to know about" ~ Mohammad
"Every guilty person is his own hangman. " ~ Seneca
2007-02-24 08:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa Lionheart 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' - Theodore Roosevelt
not terribly relevant, but funny : )
Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do. -Voltaire
2007-02-24 17:59:09 · answer #2 · answered by answer faerie, V.T., A. M. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The pot calls the kettle black" cervantes
"He that knows no guilt can know no fear" phillip massinger
"Whoever blushes, is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing" jean jaques rousseau
"From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting thoughts proceed" wiliam wordsworth
2007-02-24 15:11:40 · answer #3 · answered by longleggedfirecracker 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Guilt is a waste of time" Don't know who said it but I've heard it for years!
2007-02-24 15:13:16 · answer #4 · answered by greysannatomyfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 4 pages of them at:
giga-usa.com/quotes/topics/guilt_t001.htm
2007-02-24 15:13:23 · answer #5 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋