Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

In the great right of an excessive wrong.

In the great right of an excessive wrong.

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

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

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

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.]

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.
[Lat., Injuriarum remedium est oblivio.]

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.
[Lat., Injuriarum remedium est oblivio.]

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, read more

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our
judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.

Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,
The error of our eye directs our mind.
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Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,
The error of our eye directs our mind.
What error leads must error.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as read more

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views