Humans Err Quotes & Sayings

They all err - Muslims, Christians, Jews and Magians. There are two kinds of humans - the intelligent, who have no religion, and the religious, who have no intellect. — Al-Ma'arri

The modern patient safety movement replaces "the blame and shame game" with an approach known as systems thinking. This paradigm acknowledges the human condition - namely, that humans err - and concludes that safety depends on creating systems that anticipate errors and either prevent or catch them before they cause harm. Such an approach has been the cornerstone of safety improvements in other high-risk industries but has been ignored in medicine until the past decade. — Robert Wachter

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. — Franklin P. Adams

It is human to err; and the only final and deadly error, among all our errors, is denying that we have ever erred. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

To err is human. To cover it up is weasel. — Scott Adams

To err is human, to forgive is interplanetary. — Lights

It is human to err, but it is devilish to remain willfully in error. — Saint Augustine

I like a man with faults, especially when he knows it. To err is human — Hugh Prather

To err is human, but to forgive, well that's right on. — Vince Vaughn

We humans are prone to err, and to err systematically, outrageously, and with utter confidence. We are also prone to hold our mistaken notions dear, protecting and nourishing them like our own children. We defend them at great cost. We surround ourselves with safe people, people who will appreciate our cherished views. We avoid those who suggest that our exalted ideas, our little emperors, have no clothes. — Valerie Tarico

To err is human, but to be paid for it is divine — Howard Ruff