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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
 There are men who never err, because they never propose anything 
rational.
 [Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar read more 
 There are men who never err, because they never propose anything 
rational.
 [Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar nicht irren, weil sie sich 
nichts Vernunftiges vorsetzen.] 
 To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a 
fool.
 [Lat., Cujusvis read more 
 To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a 
fool.
 [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in 
errore perseverare.] 
 The truth is perilous never to the true,
 Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
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 The truth is perilous never to the true,
 Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
  And to the false, error and truth alike,
   Error is worse than ignorance. 
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
 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. 
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to read more
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that read more
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair