Errors Quotes

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Humanity has made a great error in seizing on a certain moment, no more intrinsically notable than any other moment and has called it Birth.… — Isak Dinesen
Sincerity must be bought at a price: the humility to recognize our innumerable errors, and fidelity in tirelessly setting them right. — Thomas Merton
Error is just as important a condition of life's progress as truth — Carl Jung
Therefore: In dwelling, choose modest quarters, in thinking, value stillness, in dealing with others, be kind, in choosing words, be sincere, in leading, be just,… — Laozi
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
He [Zampano] probably would of insisted on corrections and edits, he was his own harshest critic, but I've come to believe errors, especially written errors,… — Mark Z. Danielewski
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
The ruin of a man's teaching comes of his followers, such as having never touched the foundation he has laid, build upon it wood, hay,… — George MacDonald
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
The designer shouldn't think of a simple dichotomy between errors and correct behavior; rather, the entire interaction should be treated as a cooperative endeavor between… — Donald A. Norman
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
Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to… — Bertrand Russell
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
Our agency, given us through the plan of our Father, is the great alternative to Satan's plan of force. With this sublime gift, we can… — James E. Faust
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
Have the unflinching determination to move on your path unhampered by limiting thoughts of past errors. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Error has never approached my spirit. — Klemens von Metternich

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