Quotes by Errors A man's head is not like a scallion, which will grow again if you cut it off; if you cut it off wrongly, then even if you want to correct your error, there is no way of doing it. Mao Zedong errorscuttingmen Those experienced in work must take up the study of theory and must read seriously; only then will they be able to systematize and synthesize their experience and raise it to the level of theory, only then will they not mistake their partial experience for universal truth and not commit empiricist errors. Mao Zedong errorslevelsmistake I came to the conclusion long ago . . . that all religions were true, and also that all had some error in them. Mahatma Gandhi long-agoerrorsreligion 'Type one' error is thinking that something special is happening when nothing special really is happening. 'Type two' error is thinking that nothing special is happening, when in fact something rare or infrequent is happening.' Marcello Truzzi errorstwothinking Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession. Mahatma Gandhi strongererrorsleadership I don't think there's any way you can worry about how many errors or how many bad plays you've made. You can get into a fielding funk just as quick as you can hitting. Marcus Giles errorsplaythinking I think it's important never to look yourself up on Wikipedia. I think the temptation to correct any interesting factual errors would be too much. Marcus Brigstocke errorsinterestingthinking It is a vulgar error that love, a love, to woman is her whole existence; she is born for Truth and Love in their universal energy Margaret Fuller independenterrorsand-love Medicine being a compendium of the successive and contradictory mistakes of medical practitioners, when we summon the wisest of them to our aid, the chances are that we may be relying on a scientific truth the error of which will be recognized in a few years time. Marcel Proust doctorserrorsmistake In summoning even the wisest of physicians to our aid, it is probably that he is relying upon a scientific "truth", the error of which will become obvious in just a few years' time. Marcel Proust medicineerrorshealth When error holds so much power, play disappears. Creativity ceases. Margaret J. Wheatley creativityerrorsplay To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a fool. Marcus Tullius Cicero perseverefoolerrors Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth. Marcel Proust triumphforceerrors ... Allow yourself a space of quiet, wherein you can add to your knowledge of the Good and learn to curb your restlessness. Guard also against another kind of error: the folly of those who weary their days in much business, but lack any aim on which their whole effort, nay, their whole thought, is focused. Marcus Aurelius efforterrorsspace All corporatism - even when practised in societies where hard work, enterprise and cooperation are as highly valued as in Korea - encourages inflexibility, discourages individual accountability, and risks magnifying errors by concealing them. Margaret Thatcher koreaerrorshard-work Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error. Marcus Tullius Cicero philosophicalerrorsmen I would just like to remember some words of St. Francis of Assisi which I think are really just particularly apt at the moment. 'Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope. Margaret Thatcher st-francis-of-assisierrorsthinking He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men. Marcus Tullius Cicero ignoranterrorsmen Persuade me or prove to me that I am mistaken in thought or deed, and I will gladly change - for it is the truth I seek, and the truth never harmed anyone. Harm comes from persisting in error and clinging to ignorance. Marcus Aurelius errorsdeedsignorance All happiness is a work of art: the smallest error falsifies it, the slightest hesitation alters it, the least heaviness spoils it, the slightest stupidity brutalizes it. Marguerite Yourcenar stupidityerrorsart«5152535455565758596061»
