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Quotes about Errors


He who hangs on the errors of the ignorant multitude, must not be counted among great men. [Lat., Qui ex errore imperitae multitudinis pendet, hic in magnis viris non est habendus.]

Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

It is never too late to turn from the errors of our ways: He who repents of his sins is almost innocent. [Lat., Nam sera nunquam est ad bonos mores via. Quem peonitet peccasse, paene est innocens.]

Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)

The pleasing punishment that women bear. -The Comedy of Errors. Act i. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

A wretched soul, bruised with adversity. -The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

Every why hath a wherefore. -The Comedy of Errors. Act ii. Sc. 2.

William Shakespeare

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. -The Comedy of Errors. Act iii. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

One Pinch, a hungry lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp-looking wretch, A living-dead man. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

Let 's go hand in hand, not one before another. -The Comedy of Errors. Act v. Sc. 1.

William Shakespeare

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

Thomas Henry Huxley

Errors like straws upon the surface flow: Who would search for pearls must dive below.

John Dryden

We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought experience.

George Washington

The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong.

George Bidault

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