“It is the misfortune of all truly great minds to be wedded to errors as well as to truths.” — Lester Frank Ward, Dynamic Sociology
Tag: errors
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“All errors which he is likely to commit against advice and warning, are far outweighed by the evil of allowing others to constrain him to what they deem his good.” — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
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“He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.” — George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections
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“When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.” — George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra
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“Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs.” — Max Beerbohm, Saturday Review (1904-11-05)
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“Failure: A man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.” — Elbert Hubbard, The Roycroft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams
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“I think most men had rather be charged with malice than with making a blunder.” — Josh Billings, The Complete Works of Josh Billings