Accuracy Proverbs

Sayings about Accuracy

Haste is the mother of inaccuracy. ~ Native American Proverbs

Rather a bit correctly than much incorrectly. ~ Norwegian Proverbs

The truth is like gold: keep it locked up and you will find it exactly as you first put it away. ~ Senegalese Proverbs

The heart of a man may be compared to a sausage; no one can tell exactly what's inside. ~ Yiddish Proverbs

By others faults the wise correct their own. ~ Traditional Proverb

It is precisely the uncertainty of this world that makes life worth living. ~ Japanese Proverbs

Acknowledgement is half of correction. ~ Russian Proverbs

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ~ Polish Proverbs

He who is not satisfied with himself will grow; he who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things. ~ Chinese Proverbs

The woman who loves her husband corrects his faults; the man that loves his wife exaggerates them. ~ Armenian Proverbs

Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things. ~ Chinese Proverb

Quotations about Accuracy

Timing and accuracy is really what matters at the end of the day. ~ Carson Wentz

Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction. ~ Adlai E. ~ Stevenson

In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness. ~ Samuel Beckett

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation. ~ Hector Hugh Munro

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth. ~ Anna Jameson

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life. ~ Victor Hugo

We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The media dresses things up. There's a lot of inaccuracy. ~ Chuck Berry

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy. ~ Samuel Butler

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. ~ Wyatt Earp

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. ~ Wallace Stevens

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood. ~ Tryon Edwards

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. ~ Rudyard Kipling

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty. ~ Charles Simmons

Needless to say, the President is correct. Whatever it was he said. ~ Donald Rumsfeld

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised. ~ Ben Jonson

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them. ~ Tryon Edwards

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small. ~ Donald Rumsfeld

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