to err is human

See also: to err is human; to forgive, divine

English

To err is human.

The phrase is often used as a part of a longer proverb in English, "to err is human; to forgive, divine" (Alexander Pope, "Essay on Criticism").

Everybody makes mistakes

Arabic: كُلّ اِبْن آدَم خَطَّاء‎‎ (kull ibn ʾādam ḵaṭṭāʾ) (lit: every Adam's son errs much / meaning.: all Adam's descendants err much)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 人非聖賢，孰能無過, 人非圣贤，孰能无过 (rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wúguò), 人有错手，马有失蹄, 人有錯手，馬有失蹄 (rén yǒu cùo shǒu, mǎ yǒu shī tí)
Czech: mýlit se je lidské, chybovat je lidské
Danish: det er menneskeligt at fejle
Dutch: vergissen is menselijk
Estonian: eksimine on inimlik
Faroese: tað er menniskjaligt at mistaka seg
Finnish: erehtyminen on inhimillistä
French: l'erreur est humaine (fr)
Georgian: შეცდომა ადამიანის თვისებაა (šecdoma adamianis tvisebaa)
German: Irren ist menschlich (de)
Hebrew: לטעות זה אנושי‎‎
Hungarian: tévedni emberi dolog (hu)
Icelandic: það er mannlegt að skjátlast
Italian: errare è umano
Japanese: 誤るのが人間である (あやまるのがにんげんである, ayamaru no ga ningen dearu)

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