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    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.

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The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that read more

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair

by Douglas Adams Found in: Errors Quotes,
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Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.

by John Dryden Found in: Errors Quotes,
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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.

by Plutarch Found in: Errors Quotes,
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Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

by Issac Newton Found in: Errors Quotes,
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All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to read more

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

by John Locke Found in: Errors Quotes,
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Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.

Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Errors Quotes,
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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.]

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Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.

Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.

by John Gay Found in: Errors Quotes, Wrongs Quotes,
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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.

by James Joyce Found in: Errors Quotes,
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