To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish. — Benjamin Franklin
To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.
1742
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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1742." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.
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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1742.
