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Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more
I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
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.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
One goes to the right, the other to the left; both are wrong, but
in different directions.
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One goes to the right, the other to the left; both are wrong, but
in different directions.
[Lat., Ille sinistrorsum hic dexrorsum abit, unus utrique
Error, sed variis illudit partibus.]
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
The cautious seldom err.
The cautious seldom err.
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
