The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.

The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.

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.

When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
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When people once are in the wrong,
Each line they add is much too long;
Who fastest walks, but walks astray,
Is only furthest from his way.

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth

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.

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.

While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch read more

While man's desires and aspirations stir,
He can not choose but err.
[Ger., Es irrt der Mensch so lang er strebt.]

Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.

Dark Error's other hidden side is truth.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.