"Any man can make mistakes, but only..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
More by Marcus Tullius Cicero
“For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all that is morally right, and on their neglect all that is morally wrong in life.”
“The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.”
“When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.”
More on Mistakes
“How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities.”
“Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.”
“The manager who comes up with the right solution to the wrong problem is more dangerous than the manager who comes up with the wrong solution to the right problem.”
More on Error
“Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.”
“All err the more dangerously because each follows a truth. Their mistake lies not in following a falsehood but in not following another truth.”
“There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so.”