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Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
A man's errors are what make him amiable.
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to read more
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
The cautious seldom err.
The cautious seldom err.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
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.]
