William Magee Professions : Archbishop of York Born : 1821 Died : May 5, 1891 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by William Magee A man who does not make mistakes does not make anything William Magee making-mistakes mistake men Half of our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel. - John Churton Collins The person who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. William Magee mistake feelings thinking I'd rather that England should be free than that England should be compulsorily sober. With freedom we might in the end attain sobriety, but in the other alternative we should eventually lose both freedom and sobriety. William Magee sobriety liberty war