errare humanum est

== Latin == === Alternative forms === errāre est hūmānum hūmānum est errāre === Etymology === The beginning of a longer Latin saying: "Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum." It translates to: "To err is human, but to persist [in error] is diabolical." The saying is often attributed to Seneca but not attested in his works. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛrˈraː.rɛ huːˈmaː.nũː ˈɛst] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [erˈraː.re uˈmaː.num ˈɛst] === Proverb === errāre hūmānum est to err is human ==== Hyponyms ==== errāre hūmānum est, persevērāre diabolicum