The most primitive experiences of shame are connected with sight and being seen, but it has been interestingly suggested that guilt is rooted in hearing, the sound in oneself of the voice of judgment; it is the moral sentiment of the word.
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This quote is just one of 8 total Bernard Williams quotes in our collection. Bernard Williams is known for saying 'The most primitive experiences of shame are connected with sight and being seen, but it has been interestingly suggested that guilt is rooted in hearing, the sound in oneself of the voice of judgment; it is the moral sentiment of the word.' as well as some of the following quotes.
[Montgomery's kick was a game second effort, but not enough.] Those guys were in another race, ... We had two world championship finals, if you ask me.
For various reasons, education is being driven towards an increasing concentration on the technical and the commercial, to a point at which any more reflective enquiry may come to seem unnecessary and archaic, something that at best is preserved as part of the heritage industry.
I really missed them, ... [They're] all I have now. [My] house is gone, trucks gone -- brand new truck's gone -- but I'm glad I still have them. This makes me appreciate them more.
This quote is just one of 8 total Bernard Williams quotes in our collection. Bernard Williams is known for saying 'The most primitive experiences of shame are connected with sight and being seen, but it has been interestingly suggested that guilt is rooted in hearing, the sound in oneself of the voice of judgment; it is the moral sentiment of the word.' as well as some of the following quotes.