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To err is human.

To err is human.

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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.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Errors Quotes,
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Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

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

by Henry St John Found in: Errors Quotes,
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Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
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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.

by Alexander Pope 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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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.

by Dale E. Turner Found in: Errors Quotes,
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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

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By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much
you value, than to be right read more

By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much
you value, than to be right in the company of such men.
[Lat., Errare mehercule malo cum Platone, quem tu quanti facias,
scio quam cum istis vera sentire.]

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Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.

by William Cowper Found in: Errors Quotes,
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