Since therefore no man is born without faults and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven.

The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice and were indulged not only with impunity but authorized by the sanction of their laws.

Failure is simply a few errors in judgment repeated every day.

Failure is not a single cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead failure is a few errors in judgement repeated every day.

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