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.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

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 on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

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.

While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch read more

While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch so lang er strebt.]

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.