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Confession is the first step to repentance.

Proverbs and old sayings English about confession

Confession without contrition serves no purpose.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about confession, purpose

Confess and be hanged.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Confess'd faut is half amends.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Confessed faults are half-mended.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Confessions without contrition, and prayers without intentions are time lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about time

Confess you were wrong yesterday; it will show you are wise today.

Proverbs and old sayings about bad

Open confession is good for the soul.

Proverbs and old sayings British about confession, soul, good, good luck, old, olderness

Revenge is a confession of pain.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about confession, revenge, pain

The rack can extort a false confession from the innocent.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about confession

He who keeps his mouth shut, dies without confession.

Proverbs and old sayings about confession

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about books, sin, commerce, americans

To deny all, is to confess all.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A fault confessed is half-redressed.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A sin that is confessed is less heavy to bear.

Proverbs and old sayings about sin

A sin confessed is half forgiven.

Proverbs and old sayings English about sin

'Tis a silly sheep that makes the wolf her confessor.

Proverbs and old sayings French

From confessors, doctors, and lawyers, do not conceal the truth of your case.

Proverbs and old sayings French about truth

Priests should not prate out of the confessional.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The joker confesses.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian