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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.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
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.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
I own the soft impeachment.
I own the soft impeachment.
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.
