To err is human, to forgive divine
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"To err is human to forgive divine," Salim Khan said Tuesday on Twitter.
From US News • Jun. 22, 2016
K. K., Chicago You know the old expression: To err is human; to forgive divine — and to forge quite lucrative.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2010
The corollary of "To err is human, to forgive divine" is that to forgive is not human, not entirely so.
From Time Magazine Archive
A Golden Maxim: To err is human, to forgive divine.
From Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way by Pittenger, William
"To err is human, to forgive divine" reminds us of a familiar contrast.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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