mistakes on Faults

We readily confess our little faults in order to suggest that we have no big ones.

When people fail, we are inclined to find fault with them, but if you look more closely, you will find that God had some particular truth for them to learn, which the trouble they are in is to teach t...

We know mistakes were made.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

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 ner...

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth.

Mistakes were quite possibly made by the administrations in which I served.

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

It is human to err, it is devilish to remain willfully in error.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

To err isn’t human after all. To err is, cosmically speaking, an anomaly. That’s why we can’t bear the imperfection in ourselves and in others.

Mistakes were made in communicating to the public and customers about the ingredients in our French fries and hash browns.

If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake.

“My mistakes are my life.” How It Is

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries. Truth is uniform and narrow; it constantly exists, and does not se...

Shortly after I got my first driver’s license, I also got my first ticket. I was driving 15 miles over the posted 25 miles per hour speed limit and a motorcycle cop caught me red handed. I was upset a...

Sisters and brothers, Jesus calls us to be honest about our sin. But he also offers us unfathomable forgiveness and grace. He knew you before you were born, and chose to love you. In Jesus’ name, you ...

Loving father, there are times when it feels like we never get it right. We compare ourselves to others and we don’t measure up. It seems like we can never get our act together and live up to the stan...

Once you have missed the first buttonhole you’ll never manage to button up.

The point of discourse is to learn with and from one another. I used to tell my students that at least 20 percent of what I was telling them was wrong, but I didn't know which 20 percent it was: I...

Any fool can learn from his mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

A professional carpet-layer stepped back to admire his customary flawless work. While surveying the installed carpet, he reached into his shirt pocket for a cigarette and realized the pack was missing....

We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is pos...

I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterwards.

One of the reasons failure can be so crushing is that we set goals of success, instead of improvement and learning.

“If one wants to be active, one mustn’t be afraid to do something wrong sometimes, not afraid to lapse into some mistakes. To be good — many people think that they’ll achieve it by doing no harm — and...

Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, “Where have I gone wrong?” Then a voice says, “This is going to take more than one night.”