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    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.]

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An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

by Orlando A. Battista Found in: Errors Quotes,
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For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is
at least human.

by Plutarch Found in: Errors Quotes,
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The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

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The truth is perilous never to the true,
Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
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The truth is perilous never to the true,
Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool,
And to the false, error and truth alike,
Error is worse than ignorance.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Errors Quotes,
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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.]

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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.

by James Joyce Found in: Errors Quotes,
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There are men who never err, because they never propose anything
rational.
[Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar read more

There are men who never err, because they never propose anything
rational.
[Ger., Est giebt Menschen die gar nicht irren, weil sie sich
nichts Vernunftiges vorsetzen.]

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Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.

Mistake, error, is the discipline through which we advance.

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A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

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