Confession Quote by Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne

We like so much to talk of ourselves that we are never weary of those private interviews with a lover during the course of…

— Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne

Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it.

— Marguerite de Navarre

Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

— Russell M. Nelson

The bad thing about all religions is that, instead of being able to confess their allegorical nature, they have to conceal it.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Not to follow the advice of our confessor is pride and a want of faith.

— John of the Cross

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

— Joni Mitchell

“Sometimes, too, when their spiritual masters, such as confessors and superiors, do not approve of their spirit and behavior (for they are anxious that…

— Juan de la Cruz

I feel like that's something the church has done really badly is actually confessing. We are sinners. We are broken, shattered people that do…

— Jon Foreman

“When people walk in honesty about their fears, shortcomings, and needs—not in thoughtless disobedience but in grace-based freedom and forgiveness—they reveal a deep understanding…

— Matt Chandler

To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor.

— Philip Neri

“Confession is a difficult Discipline for us because we all too often view the believing community as a fellowship of saints before we see…

— Richard J. Foster

There exists a "fear of freedom" of selfhood, which makes people want to submerge themselves in the mass and confession is one of the…

— James A.C. Brown