Alexander Pope Quotes

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

The simple reality of life is that everyone is wrong on a regular basis. By confronting these inevitable errors, you allow yourself to make corrections before it is too late.

I learned years ago that the more honest you are about anything you're doing in life, you can grow and learn from your mistakes.

I'm not going to sit here and say I know everything about everything. I definitely have work to do. The thing is, I'm willing to admit that.

The man who realizes his ignorance has taken the first step toward knowledge.

The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever.

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.

We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality.

All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or worse, seeking to hide them.

I don't claim to know everything. I claim to be a seeker of knowledge.

Success is a wonderful thing, but it tends not to be the sort of experience that we learn from. We enjoy it; perhaps we even deserve it. But we don't acquire wisdom from it.

It is a true man's part not to err, but it is also noble of a man to perceive his error.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.