Correction Quotes

192 quotes by 171 authors

The world has corrected the Bible. The church never corrects it; and also never fails to drop in at the tail of the procession-and take… — Mark Twain
It is not hateful to say that an immoral action is sinful. On the contrary, the most compassionate thing we can do is help people… — Thomas J. Paprocki
The humble listen to their brothers and sisters because they assume they have something to learn. They are open to correction, and they become wiser… — Thomas Dubay
Science starts with preconception, with the common culture, and with common sense. It moves on to observation, is marked by the discovery of paradox, and… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
[as for evolution]....cutting out the sections [on the subject] is preferrable if the portions are not thick enough to cause damage to the spine of… — George R. R. Martin
The end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender than… — John Dryden
All progress in knowledge takes place through the correction of that which has been received on authority. — Margaret Benson
Flaubert had infinite correction to perform. — Roland Barthes
What force is yanking at our sleeves? This process of self-revision and self-correction is so common we don't even notice. But it's a miracle. — Steven Pressfield
While sincerity and over-anxiety can spoil a picture, through superfluous elaboration and unnecessary correction, the carelessness that would leave it in an unfinished state is… — Walter J. Phillips
To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected and… — Saint Francis de Sales
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.… — Saint Francis de Sales
The later stages of the enlightenment process are trickier, and it is really essential to have a teacher then. You need correction, direction, and most… — Frederick Lenz
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to… — Sandra Day O'Connor
Prices are going up. Unemployment is continue to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by our… — Ron Paul
The correction of silence is what kills; when you know you have transgressed, and your friend says nothing, and avoids your eye. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it. — Alvin Toffler
A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. — John Wooden
Each of you is a unique child of God. God knows you individually. He sends messages of encouragement, correction, and direction fitted to you and… — Henry B. Eyring

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