errare humanum est
Latin
Alternative forms
- errāre est hūmānum
- hūmānum est errāre
Etymology
From a longer quote as follows: "Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum.", attributed to Seneca, which translates to: "To err is human, but to persist in error (out of pride) is diabolical."
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /erˈraː.re huːˈmaː.num est/, [ɛrˈraː.rɛ huːˈmaː.nũ ɛst]
Hyponyms
- errāre hūmānum est, perseverare autem diabolicum
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