Mistakes

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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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Topic

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

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit he's made a terrible mistake. The truth is…I was never a reasonable man.

Big Fish

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Topic

Admitting mistakes Mistakes Reasonableness

Speaker

Edward Bloom (Young)

Actor

Ewan McGregor

Source

Big Fish

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Comedy drama (film) Fantasy Comedy drama

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures/Jinks/Cohen Company/The Zanuck Company, 2003.

Error is a hardy plant: it flourisheth in every soil.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

Of Truth in Things False

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Topic

Mistakes

Author

Martin Farquhar Tupper

Source

Of Truth in Things False

Language

English

Time

1838 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Tupper, Martin Farquhar. "Of Truth in Things False." Proverbial Philosophy. London: Joseph Rickerby, 1838.

When I make a mistake, it's a beaut!

Fiorello La Guardia

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Topic

Mistakes Going for it

Speaker

Fiorello La Guardia

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Guardia, Fiorello La. Quoted in Patience and Fortitude, by William Manners. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.