Shame should not be described as a virtue; for it is more like a feeling than a state of character. It is defined, at any rate, as a kind of fear of dishonour, and produces an effect similar to that produced by fear of danger;
(10) Ez da komeni lotsari buruz hitz egitea hori nolabaiteko bertutea bailitzan, azturaren antza handiagoa baitu pasio batena baino.