Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.

Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.

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.

Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you read more

Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you with pleasure own your errors past,
And make each day a critique on the last.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

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.]

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

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.

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