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Confession Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- 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…
- Who is that man over there? I don't know him. What is he doing? Is he a conspirator? Have you searched him? Give him till…
- Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect - simply a confession of failures.
- It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
- My dear boy, the people who love only once in their lives are really the shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity,…
- It was not intended as a compliment. It was a confession. Now that I have made it, something seems to have gone out of me.…
More Confession Quotes
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. — Saint Augustine
- Acting is a form of confession. — Tallulah Bankhead
- As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As then baptism… — Saint Basil
- The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
- I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall never dare to take it out again. When you… — Jean Baudrillard
- 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