A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
-Alexander Pope
"Swift: Miscellanies"
Quotations
Mistake
Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
-Benjamin Franklin
I don’t care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes.
-Socrates
Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.
-Robert Brault
If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
-Edward G. Bulwer Lytton
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
-Caroline L. Gascoigne
Tomorrow, every fault is to be amended; but that tomorrow never comes.
-Benjamin Franklin
Don't confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you!
-Steve Maraboli
"Life, the Truth, and Being Free"
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
