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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
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
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.
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.]
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
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.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.
For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.
