Confess Quotes

490 quotes by 418 authors

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? — Joseph Addison
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality. — Max Beerbohm
Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at. — Josh Billings
I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what is going on in the… — Andrea Bocelli
The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments,… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need… — Tony Campolo
A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession. — Albert Camus
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a… — Winston Churchill
I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing them while other people, who… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess, there is danger where men… — Alexander Hamilton
I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the… — H.G. Wells
Therefore, brethren, pray until God gives us revelation so that "knowing this" in our spirit we may truly confess "that our old man has been… — Watchman Nee
The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him. — Watchman Nee
If you find a reluctancy to go into the presence of God, there may be unconfessed, unrepented sin in your life. Part of your quiet… — Adrian Rogers
But when all is said and done, the fact remains that some teachers have a naturally inspiring presence and can make their exercises interesting, whilst… — William James
Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil... — Abraham Lincoln
Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that… — Teresa of Avila
It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness... — Abraham Lincoln
I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three years struggle the nation's… — Abraham Lincoln

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