1,201 Quotes About Guilt

Guilt is a strong motivator, sometimes even stronger than love.

It's a singular sort of pain, watching the most beautiful creature self-destruct because you weren't able to find the red wire.

(I)f we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.

It’s hard to comprehend the ache in your gut when you see things going wrong and can’t figure out how to fix them.

A vale of crippling numbness drifted over her, a depression so great it waved over the floor where she stepped like water.

Feeling lost in life often occurs when we feel stuck and unable to progress. Feeling lost is often a symptom of isolation, unresolved grief and a lack of presence-awareness. Uncertainty, confusion, shame and excessive guilt often drive a sense of feeling lost.

Don’t feel guilty of being angry at your loved ones. That anger is just a state of love. If love is milk, that anger is boiling milk; it kills harmful bacteria.

I did exactly what you told me to do, Nick. Didn't you tell me to just write the stupid book already? And that even doing the worst thing on the planet had to count for something? Well I can't think of anything worse than what I'm about to do, which is why I think you deserve an explanation. And maybe after you read it you'll realize why I don't have the hope that you have. The truth is this: We begin and end alone.

Only saints have infinite capacity of gratitude, Normal people have limited capacity, If you are doing so much favour to someone that they won’t be able to return it, it may make them feel guilty, not grateful.