To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.

To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the body

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession

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.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed read more

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Open confession is good for the soul.

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.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of read more

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them