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While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch read more
While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch so lang er strebt.]
Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth.
Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, read more
Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our
judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as read more
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views