Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum.
Rough translation: To err is human, but to persist in error diabolical.
(Saw the quote in William Langewiesche’s Fly By Wire; it is often attributed to Seneca on the Webs, but I can find no citation.)
it is often attributed to Seneca on the Webs, but I can find no citation
A pagan-raised Stoic like Seneca was fairly unlikely to use infernal metaphors.
There are aphorisms similar to the first half among classical authors, but the current formulation originated with St. Augustine.
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Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum.
Rough translation: To err is human, but to persist in error diabolical.
(Saw the quote in William Langewiesche’s Fly By Wire; it is often attributed to Seneca on the Webs, but I can find no citation.)
A pagan-raised Stoic like Seneca was fairly unlikely to use infernal metaphors.
There are aphorisms similar to the first half among classical authors, but the current formulation originated with St. Augustine.