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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.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
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.
Open confession is good for the soul.
Open confession is good for the soul.
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of read more
We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them
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.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
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.
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.