Have too rashly charged the troops of error and remain as
trophies unto the enemies of truth.

Have too rashly charged the troops of error and remain as
trophies unto the enemies of truth.

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.

Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.

So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
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So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause,
And, in this upshot, purposes mistook
Fall'n on th' inventors' heads.

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
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When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
Who fastest walks, but walks astray,
Is only furthest from his way.