Error Quotes

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Nothing is more damaging to the truth than an old error. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Imagination is the deceptive part in man, the mistress of error and falsehood. — Blaise Pascal
Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures. The error of the past is the wisdom of the… — Tryon Edwards
There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and… — Dale Carnegie
...if the fear of falling into error is the source of a mistrust in Science, which in the absence of any such misgivings gets on… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without… — Andrew Jackson
But there is only one person I blame for getting shafted, and that's myself. I went into the deal which I thought would secure the… — Trevor Baylis
One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
It is a vulgar error that love, a love, to woman is her whole existence; she is born for Truth and Love in their universal… — Margaret Fuller
It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism… — Thomas Huxley
In my mind, he was guilty of no error - he was chargeable with no exaggeration - he was betrayed by his fancy into no… — Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
One lot apiece, one chance to undo an error or secure a fate. — Janet Morris
Every serious nuclear accident involves operator error, so you want to eliminate the operator altogether. — Nathan Myhrvold
I was sort of born into a Subud cult that has ties to Islam and Indonesia and Middle Eastern spiritualism. My parents were kind of… — Sufjan Stevens
Working on a soap opera is such good training for the novice actor. No rehearsal, 120 pages of dialogue per week, and one take to… — Dylan Bruce
Through trial-and-error and observable outcomes, our ancestors narrowed the field of edible mushroom candidates to just a few with remarkable, health-supporting properties. — Paul Stamets
When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor… — Viswanathan Anand
When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite, believing that these… — Jessica Valenti
The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions. — Ferdinand Marcos

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