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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 major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that read more
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
All faiths constitute a revelation of Truth, but all are imperfect and liable to error
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.
Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.
Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
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.]
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.
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.