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Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's error than from his
virtues.
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's error than from his
virtues.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
When every one is in the wrong, every one is in the right.
[Fr., Quand tout le monte a read more
When every one is in the wrong, every one is in the right.
[Fr., Quand tout le monte a tort, tout le monde a raison.]
