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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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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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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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A confession has to be part of your new life.

A confession has to be part of your new 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

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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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.

by Joni Mitchell Found in: Confession Quotes,
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Hearing nuns' confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.

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

by Fulton J. Sheen Found in: Confession Quotes,
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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

by English Proverb 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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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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