Honest error is to be pitied, not ridiculed.

  • -- Lord Chesterfield 切斯特菲尔德勋爵

诚实的错误应该被同情,而不是嘲笑。

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Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

任何称职的人都会坚持他认为正确的事情,但只有稍微好一点的人才会立即毫无保留地承认自己错了。

The idea that one might derive satisfaction from his or her successful work, because that work is ingenious, beautiful, or just pleasing, has become ridiculed.

认为一个人可以从他或她成功的工作中获得满足,因为他或她的工作是巧妙的,美丽的,或者仅仅是令人愉快的,这种想法已经被嘲笑了。

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.

亲密无间的信任,最大程度上是出于一种想要得到同情或钦佩的愿望。

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

错误是生活的事实。重要的是对错误的响应。