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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.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
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
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.]
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make read more
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.
By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much
you value, than to be right read more
By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much
you value, than to be right in the company of such men.
[Lat., Errare mehercule malo cum Platone, quem tu quanti facias,
scio quam cum istis vera sentire.]
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
