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Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you read more
Some positive persisting fops we know,
Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so;
But you with pleasure own your errors past,
And make each day a critique on the last.
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.]
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to read more
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make read more
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.
Error is just as important a condition of life as truth
Error is just as important a condition of life as truth
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.
Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.