Confession Quotes

435 Confession quotes by 341 unique authors

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. — William Shakespeare
Such is the effect of the grace of God in the heart of a pilgrim; while on one hand he sees the propensity of his… — John Bunyan
Few books are more thrilling than certain confessions, but they must be honest, and the author must have something to confess. — Simone de Beauvoir
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance. — Anatole France
I own the soft impeachment. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I must confess that I am interested in leisure in the same way that a poor man is interested in money. — Prince Philip
Obasanjo has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance, embraced and empowered individuals whose avowed declarations, confessions and acts are cynically contrary to the… — Wole Soyinka
There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent… — Alberto Moravia
This is a terrible confession to make, but after I left the Army I had a number of things to try. I had a great… — David Niven
Everything dictated silence and self-control but I couldn't restrain myself and spoke my mind. — Philip Roth
An implicit confession is almost as bad as an implicit faith; wicked men commonly confess their sins by wholesale, We are all sinners; but the… — Thomas Brooks
Where there are love and generosity, there is joy. Where there are sincerity and sacrifice, there is friendship. Where there are harmony and simplicity, there… — Lawrence Reed
Revealing secrets can bring us pain or get us into trouble, but worse pain and worse trouble await us if we keep silent...Revealing secrets can… — Eric Maisel
Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give… — Saint Francis de Sales
In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life… — Thomas Aquinas
The minister to whom confession is made is the delegate of Christ, Who is the Judge of the living and the dead. — Thomas Aquinas
The vice of envy is not only a dangerous, but a mean vice; for it is always a confession of inferiority. It may promote conduct… — Theodore Roosevelt
I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a… — Gerald R. Ford
I try to keep my sitters moving and talking, to make them forget they are being painted. This has nothing to do with extracting intimate… — Oskar Kokoschka
Ridicule is a public confession of fear. — Vanna Bonta
I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. I've never revealed my self or even my body in films. Mystery is… — Claudia Cardinale
In brainwashing and the eliciting of confessions, the physiological importance of inducing a sense of guilt and conflict can hardly be over emphasized. — William Sargant
A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication… — Criss Jami
I didn't get along with Lindsay Lohan on 'Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen', but you have to consider that we were 16-year-old girls. I… — Megan Fox
Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession. — Mahatma Gandhi

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