No great saint lived without errors.

The great saint may be said to mix all his thoughts with thanks. All goods look better when they look like gifts.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

“to become a great saint, it is no bad first step to be a big sinner.”

— Felipe Fernández-Armesto

And I myself a Catholic will be, So far at least, great saint, to pray to thee. Hail, Bard triumphant! and some care bestow…

— Abraham Cowley

I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long - very, very long; still, he would not…

— Sai Baba

From the beginning of my Reformation I have asked God to send me neither dreams, nor visions, nor angels, but to give me the…

— Martin Luther

Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith.…

— Francis of Assisi

It is often sadly remarked that the bad economists present their errors to the public better than the good economists present their truths. It…

— Henry Hazlitt

An important finding is that by determining the genome sequences of an entire family, one can identify many DNA sequencing errors and thus greatly…

— Leroy Hood

But a most pernicious error widely prevails that Scripture has only so much weight as is conceded to it by the consent of the…

— John Calvin

Truth is error burned up.

— Norman O. Brown

It is an error common to many artists, who strive merely to avoid mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and…

— Edward Steichen

Sometimes I envy painters, it is wonderful to remain in front of a bouquet of flowers a whole morning, or even longer. A photographer…

— Edouard Boubat

“I saw the errors I had made and assumed full responsibility for everything.”

— Henry Miller

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

— Colin Powell

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe