Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.

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

Brother, brother; we are both in the wrong.

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

I've lived in Europe for the better part of twenty years, and I've noticed that one of the biggest errors Europeans make is to dismiss America as having no culture. That's an incredible mistake, and whether it's born of arrogance or neurosis, it's wrong.