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a fault confessed is half redressed

a fault confessed is half redressed proverb: by confessing to one's own faults, one will begin to make amends.

Proverb

a fault confessed is half redressed

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

Questions about a fault confessed is half redressed

What does a fault confessed is half redressed mean?
A fault confessed is half redressed means by confessing to one's own faults, one will begin to make amends.
What part of speech is a fault confessed is half redressed?
A fault confessed is half redressed is a proverb.

Words near a fault confessed is half redressed in the dictionary

  1. a fair bit
  2. a fair booty makes many a thief
  3. a fair few
  4. a far remove
  5. a far sight
  6. a fault confessed is half redressed
  7. a few
  8. a few clowns short of a circus
  9. a few fries short of a Happy Meal
  10. a few roos loose in the top paddock
  11. a few spanners short of a tool box

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