Quotes About Error

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

The only difference between a grown-up's mistake and a child's is the size of the consequence.

Grasshopper always wrong in argument with chicken.

Whenever there is a simple error that most laymen fall for, there is always a slightly more sophisticated version of the same problem that experts fall for.

An error can never become true however many times you repeat it. The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it.

No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

The conventional wisdom is often wrong.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

Mistakes are the stepping stones to wisdom, we learn from trial & error, we become wise by understanding problems.

One must find the source within one's own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking -- a detour, an error.

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error.

We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.

He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.

Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation.

Members of the ruling class are unwilling to admit themselves mistaken.

To err is human, to blame it on somebody else shows management potential.

Well, I don't think a specific role can destroy your voice. What can destroy your voice is when you... make an error. Everybody can make an error. But then you need to realize what is your way.

The worst headline is one that contains a factual error. Bad headlines are ones that are bland, and don't tell the reader anything specific, like 'Democrats at it Again.'

The confusing of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.

The man who boasts he never made a mistake is often married to the woman who did.

The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes.

A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.