A CELEBRATED Divine having affirmed the
fallibility of the Bible, was asked why, then, he preached the religion founded upon it.
An admirable faculty, if it were infallible; but, as this degree of perfection is not even claimed by more than one mortal being; so from the fallibility of such acute discernment have arisen many sad mischiefs and most grievous heart-aches to innocence and virtue.
This is altogether as bitter an enemy to guilt as the former is to innocence: nor can I see it in an unamiable light, even though, through human fallibility, it should be sometimes mistaken.
In 1806 Pfuel had been one of those responsible, for the plan of campaign that ended in Jena and Auerstadt, but he did not see the least proof of the
fallibility of his theory in the disasters of that war.
The
fallibility of introspection as regards what we desire is made evident by psycho-analysis; its
fallibility as to what we know is easily demonstrated.
Nor will they barely make allowances for the errors which may be chargeable on the
fallibility to which the convention, as a body of men, were liable; but will keep in mind, that they themselves also are but men, and ought not to assume an infallibility in rejudging the fallible opinions of others.
In the eyes of many, Benedetto appeared, if not a victim to, at least an instance of, the
fallibility of the law.
"Then I can no longer hesitate as to my course," said Lydgate; "but the first thing I must impress on you is that my conclusions are doubly uncertain--uncertain not only because of my
fallibility, but because diseases of the heart are eminently difficult to found predictions on.
Yet I have heard you speak so often with broad charity of the
fallibility and frailty of humankind.
In which case, shouldn't their pay packages reflect their
fallibility? A corporate culture that says decisions taken by those at the top are the be all and end all of business success, while everyone else is just a cost to be controlled, has made the UK one of the most unequal countries in Europe.
In a month where I had to make more visits to my osteopath than I care to remember, I feel only too aware of the
fallibility of the body as it ages.
Their
fallibility is now a matter of record, undone on their favourite Trent Bridge pitch by opponents they had just defeated 4-0 only weeks ago.
