Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.

Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.

All authority belongs to the people

All authority belongs to the people

Merciful heaven,
Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt
Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak
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Merciful heaven,
Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt
Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak
Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man,
Dressed in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most assured
His glassy essence--like an angry ape
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens,
would all themselves laugh mortal.

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority.

Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority.

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

Authority intoxicates,
And makes mere sots of magistrates;
The fumes of it invade the brain,
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Authority intoxicates,
And makes mere sots of magistrates;
The fumes of it invade the brain,
And make men giddy, proud, and vain.

The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.

The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.