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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 palliative rather than a remedy.

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Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

by Anatole France Found in: Confession Quotes,
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Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
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Nor do we find him forward to be sounded,
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state.

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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.

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Open confession is good for the soul.

Open confession is good for the soul.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Confession Quotes,
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It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

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A confession has to be part of your new life.

A confession has to be part of your new life.

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A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats read more

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Confession Quotes,
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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

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Confession Quotes,
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In confession... we open our lives to healing, reconciling, restoring, uplifting grace of Him who loves us in spite of read more

In confession... we open our lives to healing, reconciling, restoring, uplifting grace of Him who loves us in spite of what we are.

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