Error Quotes

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A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor social error, which… — Graeme Simsion
A philosopher is, no doubt, entitled to examine even those distinctions that are to be found in the structure of all languages... in that case,… — Thomas Reid
Scientists make mistakes. Accordingly, it is the job of the scientist to recognize our weakness, to examine the widest range of opinions, to be ruthlessly… — Carl Sagan
Were the judgments of mankind correct, custom would be regulated by the good. But it is often far otherwise in point of fact; for, whatever… — John Calvin
Peter erred in life and in doctrine. Paul might have dismissed Peter's error as a matter of no consequence. But Paul saw that Peter's error… — Martin Luther
To try to correct imbalances with trade restrictions is a grave error. — Rodrigo Rato
Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes. — R. Buckminster Fuller
Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit your theories. — Arthur Conan Doyle
It is always assumed that Venice is the ideal place for a honeymoon. This is a grave error. To live in Venice or even to… — Peggy Guggenheim
Error has never approached my spirit. — Klemens von Metternich
To the world's most perfect woman. It was lucky my father was not present. Perfect is an absolute that cannot be modified, like unique or… — Graeme Simsion
I came to the conclusion long ago . . . that all religions were true, and also that all had some error in them. — Mahatma Gandhi
Neither with those nor with the others, with all I agree and dissent; in all part of truth and part of error must be seen. — Michael Servetus
History is an accumulation of error. — Norman Cousins
Learn to fail with pride - and do so fast and cleanly. Maximise trial and error - by mastering the error part. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Don't be afraid to scrape the paint off and do it again. This is the way you learn, trial and error, over and over, repetition.… — Bob Ross
It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism — Nelson Mandela
When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair… — Benjamin Franklin
To err is nature, to rectify error is glory. — George Washington
Contradiction itself, far from always being a criterion of error, is sometimes a sign of truth. — Simone Weil

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