William Shakespeare in the immortal work "Othello" told: "People are only people. Their property to be mistaken". And it quite right. Making mistakes, and only thanks to them, the world actually develops.
Expression "People can be mistaken" he is familiar to all. At least once in life, but each inhabitant of the planet Earth said this familiar expression to justify or others "flaw". The person a being imperfect and therefore he can make mistakes.
History of origin of the known phraseological unit
It is vain to look for the specific person who told this phrase. But here time of the birth it can be determined if to glance far in antiquity. In the 4th century BC, expelled from the hometown, the representative of the patrimonial aristocracy, the Ancient Greek poet Feognid one of the first said something similar to a phraseological unit "To people it is peculiar to be mistaken". He was light temper and is not sensitive. Forgave the offenses caused it and was able to apologize. Feognid said that ungrateful business to take offense at your loved ones, they are not gods, and only people who can make ordinary mistakes often. It is inevitable therefore and it is necessary to treat it with ease.
The Ancient Greek playwright Euripedes who was born in day of the well-known victory of Greeks over Persians in sea battle on September 23, 480 BC, great Anaksagor's pupil, also writes in the immortal works: "People can be mistaken". And though his own life was incredibly tangled, his creativity was appreciated not at once (from ninety two the plays written to them only four received universal recognition). Though there was a terrible persecution of the young writer, Euripedes did not become embittered and did not nurse a grievance. To all other failures, he was catastrophically not lucky with women. Euripedes's marriage broke up because of incorrectness of his wife. Then he wrote the well-known play "Ippolit" in which derided private life, in general, and the sexual relations, in particular. Thus he splashed out the mental anguish, and subsequently did not harbor malice against the incorrect spouse, helping it to raise children, and kept with it the friendly relations.
The Greek speaker Demosfen who was born in 384 BC since early childhood learned what is bitterness of loss. At seven-year age the boy was deserted. To his majority the unfair trustees spent almost all considerable inheritance belonging to young Demosfen. The young man did not despair and through court returned the remains of the inheritance left to it by the rich father. In court it protected itself(himself) as the lawyer himself, there and data were noted its fine oratorical. And from this point rise of his oratorical career begins. If the mistakes which are not made by trustees (though upon here uniform fraud), maybe there would be no Demosfen the great speaker. Subsequently he said: "The person can be mistaken", - having passed a hard way, being mistaken and favourably forgiving mistakes others.
Value of an aphorism "The person can be mistaken"
Even if the person is perfectly educated, brought up and is a guarantor of virtue, all this will not save him from commission of mistakes. Life is many-sided. It is impossible to count everything to trifles. Yes, can do it and it is good? Only the real dynamic development goes a trial and error method. Yes, time of a mistake are fatal, and nothing can be corrected. But bitter experience often will save the person from the present tragedy.
Often, very often people do not forgive mistakes to others, but demand own misses not to notice. On this subject there is even an expression "In others eye a mote notice, and in the we do not see also a log". This phraseological unit urges to be tolerant to others mistakes, but here to draw close attention to the misses. Expression "The person can be mistaken" more democratic. It urges to be tolerant and indulgent not only to others mistakes, but also to the, including. If not to learn to forgive itself how it is possible to do it on the relation of others? The person who is not able to forgive, being not able to construct the relations with society. Being very critical, it is difficult to it to be on friendly terms and love. The most ideal human relations are not insured from commission of mistakes of the partner, and in this case he needs to try to be forgiven.
Application of a phrase "The person can be mistaken"
Expression it is often used when it is necessary to acquit the person or to justify oneself most. Yes, and it is so clear to all that there are no people who are not making any given mistakes. But are covered with not seldom such phrase to hide intended negligence or deliberate harm. If any mistake is made by the person not once, and every time sounds a phrase "To the person it is peculiar to be mistaken", it means that the person speculates with this phraseological unit. There is always a wish to correct the made error and not to make any more then the phrase sounds on a being and with positive implication. Cicero Mark Tuly (43 BC) told about it such phrase that each person can be mistaken, but only fools repeat mistakes. This phrase says that the clever person will always make correction of mistakes and more they will not repeat, and the fool still more than once "will walk twice into a same water".
In the work by talented brothers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky "Hard to Be a God" there is a fine phrase: "People are inclined to make mistakes. Perhaps, I am mistaken and strive not for that goal for the sake of which it would be worth working so hard and disinterestedly as I work".
The great original writer Yaroslav Hašek in the work "Adventures of the Gallant Soldier Shveyk" stated: "I think, - Shveyk told, - that it is necessary to look at everything impartially. Everyone can be mistaken and if very long to reflect on something, for certain will be mistaken. Doctors – too people, and people can be mistaken". Here it is about a medical error. Not seldom medical errors lead to serious consequences. But nobody doubts that it is fatal flaw, the doctor is initially ready for the positive outcome of the case.
Realities of the last time discredit reputation of some Aesculapians. In news feeds day from day announcements about the victims of medical errors appear (generally it is connected with esthetic surgery). Here it is already necessary to see a material component and respectively fraudulent actions, but not a medical error, per se.
Synonyms of the well-known phraseological unit
The well-known expression has phrases, similar on sense. They are also not seldom used in the daily speech.
- I am a person, and nothing human is alien to me;
- At any o'clock of mind you will not save enough;
- Would know where to fall, would spread straws;
- It is better to do and not to be afraid, than to be afraid and of anything to do;
- To be mistaken - it is normal;
- Mistakes are punctuation marks of life without which as in the text there will be no sense.
Beautiful and kind phraseological unit "The person can be mistaken" it is presented to mankind that it did not become embittered. The person was mistaken. Well, well, unless it is impossible to forgive him? Forgiveness is capable to manage real miracles. It is in fact the engine of notorious progress. Through forgiveness everything becomes cleaner and more clear. Unless the one who endlessly and edges grumbles and points to people around to mistakes is pleasant. From such person there is a wish to wave away as from an importunate fly. His remarks are not perceived seriously. A phraseological unit "The person can be mistaken" it is turned to it first of all as his main mistake and is to notice strangers.