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

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

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.

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

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily read more

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
Who fastest read more

When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
Who fastest walks, but walks astray,
Is only furthest from his way.

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.

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth