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

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

Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.

Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

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.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Confessed faults are half-mended.

Confessed faults are half-mended.

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.