So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
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So shall you hear
Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts,
Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters,
Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause,
And, in this upshot, purposes mistook
Fall'n on th' inventors' heads.

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily read more

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

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.

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error

To err is human.

To err is human.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.

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

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.]

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.