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Errors Quotes by Thomas Paine
- The continually progressive change to which the meaning of words is subject, the want of a universal language which renders translation necessary, the errors to…
- It has been the error of the schools to teach astronomy, and all the other sciences, and subjects of natural philosophy, as accomplishments only; whereas…
- The evil that has resulted from the error of the schools, in teaching natural philosophy as an accomplishment only, has been that of generating in…
- It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.
- The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.
- From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom,
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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
- All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are… — Isaac Asimov
- 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
- In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only… — John J. Pershing