Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

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.

Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you read more

Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you with pleasure own your errors past,
And make each day a critique on the last.

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

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.

There are men who never err, because they never propose anything
rational.
[Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar read more

There are men who never err, because they never propose anything
rational.
[Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar nicht irren, weil sie sich
nichts Vernunftiges vorsetzen.]