This statement highlights the idea that experiencing poverty is a social reality for many and should not be a source of shame. Instead, the real shame lies in internalizing societal stigma and feeling inferior because of one’s financial circumstances. Embracing one’s past can foster resilience and empathy, while shame can hinder personal growth and perpetuate negative self-perceptions. Ultimately, acknowledging and overcoming the challenges of poverty can empower individuals and foster community support.
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is." -Benjamin FranklinThis quote says that your past poverty is not something to be embarrassed about; in fact, being ashamed of your past is shameful.Franklin was a self-made man. He worked from poverty to absolute success. The message conveyed here was of utmost importance to him.
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is." -Benjamin FranklinThis quote says that your past poverty is not something to be embarrassed about; in fact, being ashamed of your past is shameful.Franklin was a self-made man. He worked from poverty to absolute success. The message conveyed here was of utmost importance to him.
The word "ashamed" is the same in any tense, but you can use the being verb associated with ashamed to change the tense. For the past tense you would simply use being verbs with the past tense connotation, such as "were" or "have been" or "was", then it would become the past tense "were ashamed" and "was ashamed".
The narrator in "I, Too" by Langston Hughes says they will be ashamed when they come to the table, as they have been excluded and discriminated against, but they will rise above it and be proud of who they are. The shame comes from the injustice they have faced, but their resilience empowers them to assert their equality and demand recognition.
You say "Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me!"This means, if you play a trick on me and I fall for it, shame on you for fooling me. But if you play a trick on me and I fall for it again, then shame on me for being foolish.
Both are past tense but being late is plural for the amount of times being late and having been late is singular.
The first time you have been fooled, you can be forgiven as it being unexpected. The second time you have been fooled means you are foolish for falling for it AGAIN! Actually the quote is "Fool me once it's your fault, fool twice it's mine."
Being single means never having been married, while being divorced means having been married and legally ending the marriage through a divorce process.
Ask yourself what that person would have to gain by being nice to you. Are they trying to pursue someone you hang out with? Remember: fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.
Here is one example of such a sentence: 'You are right to feel ashamed of your behaviour towards your parents; it has been appalling.'
he has been ashamed
The "walk of shame" is the one where you have to go home in the morning looking like something the cat dragged in because you have been out partying all night. She's singing about how awful she feels being that drunk and she can't remember half of what went on and she looks like crap and she doesn't want to do the "walk of shame" any more.