Proximum ab innocentia tenet locum verecunda peccati confessio.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Admitting wrongdoing is close to innocence.
- In plain terms
- Confessing a mistake with humility is nearly as good as not sinning.
- What can you take from it?
- Honest confession shows integrity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you made a true confession?
- Why is admitting fault hard?
Another view
Confession does not erase the harm done.
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It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
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