Thomas Jordan Jarvis Quotes

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.

The wisest of the wise may err.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Perfection doesn't exist.

The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.

We're far from perfect. It's a human enterprise.

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.

I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man.

Any legal system developed by the human community, being as it is a fruit of historical development, carries a seal of limitation and imperfection.

There is always something to upset the most careful of human calculations.

We are all imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

I am human, and of course I can make mistakes, even if nobody allows them.

Since we are not robots, we can't always perform well.

As athletes, you always know that mistakes happen, and not everyone is perfect, and you can't be perfect.

Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.

I'm only a human being. I'm not a robot.

There is always some accident in the best things, whether thoughts or expressions or deeds. The memorable thought, the happy expression, the admirable deed are only partly ours.

To conduct great matters and never commit a fault is above the force of human nature.

Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance.

Civilisation needs more than the law to hold it together. You see, all mankind are not equally willing to accept as divine justice what is called human law.

Nowadays, with digital printing, it's so easy to make everything perfect, which is not always a good idea. Sometimes the mistakes are really what make a piece.

There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect.

there's no defense except all the errors made

When, after having examined in detail the organization of the Supreme Court, one comes to consider in sum the prerogatives that have been given it, one discovers without difficulty that a more immense judicial power has never been constituted in any people.

God always saves the world from the consequences of unintended errors of men who live in fear of Him.