To err is human.
To
err
is
human
.
To blame the other guy is even more human.
To
blame
the
other
guy
is
even
more
human
.
Common sense is not all that common.
Common
sense
is
not
all
that
common
.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
Why
tell
the
truth
when
you
can
come
up
with
a
good
excuse
?
These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature.
These
three
popular
misquotes
are
meant
to
be
jokes
,
and
yet
they
tell
us
a
lot
about
human
nature
.
To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem.
To
err
,
or
to
make
mistakes
,
is
indeed
a
part
of
being
human
,
but
it
seems
that
most
people
do
n't
want
to
accept
the
responsibility
for
the
problem
.
Perhaps it is the natural thing to do.
Perhaps
it
is
the
natural
thing
to
do
.
The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine."
The
original
quote
about
human
nature
went
like
this
:
``
To
err
is
human
,
to
forgive
,
divine
.
''
This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes.
This
saying
mirrors
an
ideal
people
should
be
forgiving
of
others
'
mistakes
.
Instead, we tend to do the opposite -find someone else to pass the blame on to.
Instead
,
we
tend
to
do
the
opposite
-find
someone
else
to
pass
the
blame
on
to
.
However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
However
,
taking
responsibility
for
something
that
went
wrong
is
a
making
of
great
maturity
.
Common sense is what we call clear thought.
Common
sense
is
what
we
call
clear
thought
.
Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan.
Having
common
sense
means
having
a
good
general
plan
that
will
make
things
work
well
,
and
it
also
means
staying
with
the
plan
.
Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.
Common
sense
tells
you
that
you
take
an
umbrella
out
into
a
rainstorm
,
but
you
leave
the
umbrella
home
when
you
hear
a
weather
forecast
for
sunshine
.
Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything.
Common
sense
does
not
seem
to
be
common
for
large
organizations
,
because
there
are
so
many
things
going
on
that
one
person
can
not
be
in
charge
of
everything
.
People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
People
say
that
in
a
large
company
,
``
the
right
hand
does
not
know
what
the
left
hand
is
doing
.
''
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art?
And
what
is
wrong
with
a
society
that
thinks
that
making
up
a
good
excuse
is
like
creating
a
work
of
art
?
One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time.
One
of
the
common
problems
with
making
excuses
is
that
people
,
especially
young
people
,
get
the
idea
that
it
's
okay
not
to
be
totally
honest
all
the
time
.
There is a corollary to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?
There
is
a
corollary
to
that
:
if
good
excuse
is
``
good
''
even
if
it
is
n't
honest
,
then
where
is
the
place
of
the
truth
?
To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.  Common sense is not all that common.  Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?  These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine." This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite -find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.  Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."  And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?