“The noblest part of a friend is an honest boldness in the notifying of errors. He that tells me of a fault, aiming at my good, I must think him wise and faithful--wise in spying that which I see not; faithful in a plain admonishment, not tainted with flattery.” ThinkingWiseHonestFriendsErrorsFaultsFaithfulFlatteryBoldnessTainted Book:Resolves: divine, moral and political Source: Resolves: divine, moral and political
“For the first time in history, the rational and the good are fully armed in the battle against evil. Here we finally find the answer to our paradox; now we can understand the nature of the social power held by evil. Ultimately, the evil, the irrational, truly has no power. The evil men’s control of morality is transient; it lives on borrowed time made possible only by the errors of the good. In time, as more honest men grasp the truth, evil’s stranglehold will be easily broken.” MenFirstsMadeEvilSocialAnswersHonestBrokenMoralityBattleFirst TimeErrorsRationalParadoxIrrationalBorrowedHonest ManTransientEvil ManSocial PowerBorrowed Time Author:Andrew Bernstein
“You will get something wrong today, and tomorrow, and every day of your life. So will I, and everybody you know. You don’t have a choice about being wrong sometimes: mistakes will be your life-long companion. But you do have a choice about whether to approach your error in terror so you suppress, ignore and repeat it — or to make it your honest, open ally in trying to get to the truth.” KnowsTryingLongSometimesTodayChoicesMistakeHonestTomorrowApproachErrorsTerrorRepeatsCompanionAlliesLong LifeBeing WrongToday And Tomorrow Author:Johann Hari
“People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you.” PeopleHumansHonestMissingRootsErrorsSwingsHuman Error Author:Paul Westerberg
“Character is something each one of us must build for himself, out of the laws of God and nature, the examples of others, and - most of all - out of the trials and errors of daily life. Character is the total of thousands of small daily strivings to live up to the best that is in us. Character is the final decision to reject whatever is demeaning to oneself or to others and with confidence and honest to choose the right.” CharacterLawNatureDecisionHonestHonestyExampleErrorsStriveFinalsOneselfTrialsRejectsDaily LifeTrial And ErrorDemeaningGod And Nature Author:Arthur Trudeau