#confess

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

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One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most. ↗

— Walter Pater

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But say some, would you expose woman to the contact of rough, rude, drinking, swearing, fighting men at the ballot box? What a humiliating confession lies in this plea for keeping woman in the background! ↗

— Ernestine Rose

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Confession, alas, is the new handshake. ↗

— Richard Rosen

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I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish. ↗

— George Crumb

#determined #english #except #good #i

The sinner will not confess, nor will the priest receive his confession, if the veil of secrecy is removed. ↗

— DeWitt Clinton

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I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I thought: This is the place. It was more open, with 24-hour cities and pubs and restaurants that didn't close. ↗

— David Hockney

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Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. ↗

— Laurence J. Peter

#correct #enables #faults #our #parents

Although I was able to maintain a pleasant expression, I was mentally throwing up in her face. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#humor #magical-thinking #humor

So what do you have to confess now?" I don't know why I'm saying any of this, except that is the truth. "I'm confessing that I don't know if I'm ready for this." "What is 'this'?" "Being open. Being hurt. Liking. Not being liked. Seeing the flicker on. Seeing the flicker off. Leaping. Falling. Crashing. ↗

— David Levithan

#hurt #love #love