errare humanum est

Latin

To err is human.

Alternative forms

errāre est hūmānum
hūmānum est errāre

Etymology

From a longer quote as follows: "Errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum.", attributed to Seneca, which translates to: "To err is human, but to persist in error (out of pride) is diabolical."

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /erˈraː.re huːˈmaː.num est/, [ɛrˈraː.rɛ huːˈmaː.nũ ɛst]

Proverb

errāre hūmānum est

to err is human

Hyponyms

errāre hūmānum est, perseverare autem diabolicum

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