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Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a read more
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff--it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
Open confession is good for the soul.
Open confession is good for the soul.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.
There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week
There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession
Confess yourself to heaven,
Repent what's past, avoid what is to come,
And do not spread the read more
Confess yourself to heaven,
Repent what's past, avoid what is to come,
And do not spread the compost on the weeds
To make them ranker.