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Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
Nothing hurts a new truth more than an old error
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.
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.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
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To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
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.
The cautious seldom err.
The cautious seldom err.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,
The error of our eye directs our mind.
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Ah, poor our sex! this fault in us I find,
The error of our eye directs our mind.
What error leads must error.
