When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their read more

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

Although I cannot lay an egg, I am a very good judge of omelettes

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to read more

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful when your read more

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful when your own self-love might impair your judgement.

The smallest errors are always the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]

The smallest errors are always the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]

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.]

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.