a fault confessed is half redressed

English

Proverb

a fault confessed is half redressed

By confessing to one's own faults, one will begin to make amends.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald
Esperanto: post konfeso venas forgeso
Finnish: tunnustettu virhe on puoliksi korjattu
French: faute avouée est à moitié pardonnée (fr)
Russian: пови́нную го́лову и меч не сечёт (povínnuju gólovu i meč ne sečót)

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