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Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled wit

Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation. – Sydney Smith

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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style. – Sydney Smith

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Brevity
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One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense. – Henry David Thoreau

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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own. – Syrus

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All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. – Arnold Bennett

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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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