Err Quotes

188 quotes by 158 authors

To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error. — Confucius
Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none. — Thomas a Kempis
Few sometimes may know, when thousands err. — John Milton
If you are going to a destination where the food might be more exotic than usual, always err on the side of caution. — Stefanie Powers
It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a… — William Manchester
It is not good to give money to everyone who begs; give food or clothing instead. They may misuse the money we give for drinks… — Mata Amritanandamayi
They err, who say that husbands can't be lovers. — Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. — Kofi Annan
There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very careful about, that… — M. Night Shyamalan
Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man. — Tacitus
The right to err, which means the freedom to try experiments, is the universal condition of all progress. — Mahatma Gandhi
There are men who never err, because they never propose anything rational. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
O ye powers that search The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts, If I have done amiss, impute it not! The best may… — Joseph Addison
By Hercules! I prefer to err with Plato, whom I know how much you value, than to be right in the company of such men. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. — William Cowper
A false mind is false in everything, just as a cross eye always looks askant. But one may err once, nay, a hundred times, without… — Joseph Joubert
I like a man with faults, especially when he knows it. To err is human — Hugh Prather
Our knowledge and our ability to handle our problems progress through the open conflict of ideas, through the tests of phenomenological adequacy, inner consistency, and… — Rudolph Rummel
If I have erred, I err in company with Abraham Lincoln. — Theodore Roosevelt

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