Err Quotes

188 quotes by 158 authors

The wisest of the wise may err. — Aeschylus
Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past. — Carl von Clausewitz
They all err - Muslims, Christians, Jews and Magians. There are two kinds of humans - the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious,… — Al-MaÊ¿arri
While man's desires and aspirations stir he cannot choose but err. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Err in the direction of kindness. — George Saunders
Judgement of beauty can err, what with the wine and the dark. — Ovid
To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. — Franklin P. Adams
When in doubt, err on the side of generosity. — Ping Fu
I am in the valley of prayer on the issue of gay marriage, and I will err on the side of inclusiveness and not exclusion.… — Joseph Lowery
We should greatly err, if we endeavoured to force all ancient nature into a close comparison with existing operations. — Roderick Murchison
...the transition from capitalism to Socialism and the liberation of the working class from the yoke of capitalism cannot be effected by slow changes, by… — J. Stalin
For only when I err do I get away from what I know and what I understand. If "truth" were what I can understand, it… — Clarice Lispector
Governments can err, Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
For Art may err, but Nature cannot miss. — John Dryden
At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about the… — Naomi Oreskes
I cannot believe in an eternity of hell. I hope God will forgive me if I err; but in this matter I cannot say, "Lord… — Robert Southey
Don't think that some tomorrow you'll see God's Light. You see it now or err in darkest night. — Angelus Silesius
To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do so. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

Who Wrote These Err Quotes

158 authors contributed a total of 188 Err Quotes, led by these top contributors: