Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;
He who would search for pearls, must dive below.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

A man's errors are what make him amiable.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as read more

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, read more

Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth,
error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our
judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth