errare humanum est
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Firstly, because I might have been mistaken in my conjectures—Errare humanum est—to err is human.
From Project Gutenberg
Jorge, his face hidden by dark glasses and a black hood, eased his way through a soulful treatment of Jorge Ben's Errare Humanum Est, backed by spluttering guitar.
From The Guardian
The Brazilian selection includes a brooding, crooned version of Jorge Ben's Errare Humanum Est, the funky Cala Boca, Menino, and the wild, echoing Juizo Final.
From The Guardian
It’s not trying too hard, and then suddenly it is: in “Cristina,” Seu Jorge hollers the refrain as loud as his voice will go, channeling his source, the singer Tim Maia; in Jorge Ben’s “Errare Humanum Est,” the whole performance, with thick crusts of surf guitar and shuffling drums, takes on a mysterious strength, a trancelike shimmer.
From New York Times
Errare humanum est, but it seems incontrovertible that this problem can be solved, that we can, by taking our stand upon an exact knowledge of human nature, find a perfect legislation, a perfect organisation.
From Project Gutenberg
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