“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
Mark Twain
“He who denies all confesses all”
Spanish Proverb
“Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.”
Josh Billings
“A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself as a liar”
“In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an itch for the praise of fools - that's vanity”
Robert Browning
“No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances”
“The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.”
Ninon de Lenclos