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 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.

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.

Open confession is good for the soul.

Open confession is good for the soul.

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.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.

Confessed faults are half-mended.

Confessed faults are half-mended.