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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.]
The truth is perilous never to the true,
Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
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The truth is perilous never to the true,
Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
And to the false, error and truth alike,
Error is worse than ignorance.
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.
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.
Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
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.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
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.
