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Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.
Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
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.
When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
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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.
The smallest errors are always the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]
The smallest errors are always the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
