We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones. François de La Rochefoucauld
Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor? Frank Moore Colby
She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet. Jane Austen
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything. Gregg Easterbrook
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. Rainer Maria Rilke