Confessor Quotes

16 quotes by 13 authors

From your confessor, lawyer and doctor, hide not your case on no condition. [Is this a way of saying that honesty is the best policy?] — John Harington
It is odd that neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point. At what point sin… — Bertrand Russell
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay… — Alphonsus Liguori
Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will. — Alphonsus Liguori
Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith. — John of the Cross
Do not bargain with any temptation; lock yourself immediately in My[Jesus] Heart and, at the first opportunity, reveal the temptation to the confessor.....Do not fear… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
God discovers the martyr and confessor without the trial of flames and tortures, and will hereafter entitle many to the reward of actions which they… — Joseph Addison
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
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. — George Herbert
How could I share the way my heart was breaking when my confessor didnâ€™t believe — Ellen Hopkins
A friend is more than a therapist or confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God's forgiveness. A friend is… — Henri Nouwen
When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their… — Terry Goodkind
A mystic is a hysteric who has met her confessor before her doctor. — Umberto Eco
You have one Mord-Sith and one Mother Confessor, here, both in very bad moods. I would suggest you not give us an excuse to lose… — Terry Goodkind
From your confessor, lawyer and physician, hide not your case on no condition. — John Harington
Belief is always most desired, most pressingly needed where there is a lack of will, for the will, as emotion of command, is the distinguishing… — Friedrich Nietzsche

Who Wrote These Confessor Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 16 Confessor Quotes as follows: