Corrected Quotes

207 quotes by 184 authors

A mistaken thought may be corrected easily, but an errant affection is nearly unmanageable. — Watchman Nee
Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and… — Xunzi
When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. — Ronald Knox
While I have corrected agreed factual errors, I have not been inhibited from writing what I felt to be the truth about The Prince of… — Jonathan Dimbleby
In the old days people never bothered about what others did, so long as they were free to do what they liked themselves. Today, one… — Tunku Abdul Rahman
We must learn not to give up when requirements are not met or when commitments are broken. To do so is a refusal to allow… — Iyanla Vanzant
We do not learn so much by our successes as we learn by failures - our own and others! Especially if we see the failures… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Finally, I would thank, had I not lost his name and address, a gentleman in America, who has generously and gratuitously corrected the punctuation, the… — Virginia Woolf
He needs to be corrected, if you don't mind me saying so. He needs a good talking-to, and perhaps a bit more. My own girls,… — Stephen King
He gave her an indulgent look. "I'll forgive these rash words for now." She sputtered, "Forgive? Let's talk about who should be forgiving who.""Whom," he… — Kresley Cole
What is the cat?" he exclaimed. "It is a corrective. God, having made the mouse, said, 'I've made a blunder.' And he made the cat.… — Victor Hugo
Labeling a child's mind as diseased-whether with autism, intellectual disabilities, or transgenderism-may reflect the discomfort that mind gives parents more than any discomfort it causes… — Andrew Solomon
Idealism is frequently another word for self-righteousness, a disease that can only be corrected by a profound understanding power in its complete sense. — George Friedman
And since we cannot deceive the whole human race all the time, it is most important thus to cut every generation off from all others;… — C.S. Lewis
You're grumpy and broody and secretive all the time. You're no joy to live with, I can tell you that!""I smile sometimes. I even laughed… — Karen Marie Moning
Chance is commonly viewed as a self-correcting process in which a deviation in one direction induces a deviation in the opposite direction to restore the… — Amos Tversky
Katherine it was who took upon herself the complete charge of [Junior's] speech. Not an insignificant "have went" nor an infinitesimal "I seen" ever escaped… — Bess Streeter Aldrich
I wouldn't have a face like that,' proceeded the child, with a good deal of earnestness, 'not if you gave me a million dollars.' He… — P.G. Wodehouse
Mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. — Paulo Coelho
With both people and computers on the job, computer error can be more quickly tracked down and corrected by people and, conversely, human error can… — Isaac Asimov

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