Error Quotes

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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted… — Margaret Atwood
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. — Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. — Francis Bacon
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our… — Bruce Barton
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think,… — Joko Beck
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy -… — Annie Besant
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your… — Edward de Bono
I wish there were two of me and 48-hour days so I could get everything done. But for me, I have to not try and… — Jessica Alba
This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger… — William Jennings Bryan
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. — Edmund Burke
There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. — Samuel Butler
The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily… — John C. Calhoun
At a time when we're having to take such difficult decisions about how to cut back without damaging the things that matter the most, we… — David Cameron
A few observation and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth. — Alexis Carrel
God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth. — William Ellery Channing

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