To err is human, to forgive divine
All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. This saying is from “An Essay on Criticism,” by Alexander Pope.
Words Nearby To err is human, to forgive divine
- toenail
- toe-out
- toe pick
- toepiece
- toerag
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- toeshoe
- toe the line
- toetoe
- toe-to-toe
- toey
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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