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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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Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

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Open confession is good for the soul

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

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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 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.

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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

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Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.

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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.

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