Err Quotes

To err is human; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous from the wicked.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

If you have a little extra parking, I err on the side of getting rid of it in favor of having some more greenery.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do so.

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is at least human.

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.

My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

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.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

To this day I don't ever remember seeing a pet inside Moscow, I never saw anyone carrying a dog, or leading a dog. Err I finally saw a, a pet some years later in Kiev, so I thought that life must have been, different.

Men err from selfishness; women because they are weak.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention.

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

To err is human, but it feels divine.

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

The cautious seldom err.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

I am conservative by temperament. I disapprove of criminal activity. I am very solidly and markedly on the side of authority. The truth is I would rather err on the side of too much authority than too little.

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

Let us unite on the safe and sure ground of fact and experiment, and we can never err; yet better, we can never differ.

The wisest of the wise may err.