Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

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.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to read more

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

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

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

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

All authority belongs to the people

All authority belongs to the people

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

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.

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck read more

I am certainly not an authority on love because there are no authorities on love, just those who've had luck with it and those who haven't.