All men are liable to error, and most men are in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

John Locke

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

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Inevitability of mistakes Mistakes

Author

John Locke

Source

An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1690 1690s 17th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690, bk. 4, ch. 20, sect. 17.

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Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Pauline Phemister. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 4, ch. 20, sect. 17.

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Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters, without any ideas; how comes it to be furnished?... Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer, in one word, from experience.

John Locke

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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Original Citation

Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690, bk. 2, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Pauline Phemister. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 1.

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Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
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You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless

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Douglas Adams
Source
Mostly Harmless
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 11.