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Errors Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the…
- There are infinite possibilities of error, and more cranks take up fashionable untruths than unfashionable truths.
- Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit?
- 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…
- More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths.
- A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
- None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
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- 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… — Margaret Atwood
- Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your… — Francis Bacon
- The whole history of the Christian Church is a mixture of errors and violence. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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