{"id":5861,"date":"2011-01-16T23:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365sketches.org\/?p=3507"},"modified":"2025-11-06T23:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:20:01","slug":"16-of-365-is-a-proverb-to-live-by-gimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2011\/01\/16\/16-of-365-is-a-proverb-to-live-by-gimp\/","title":{"rendered":"To err is human, to repent divine, to persist, devilish. &#8211; Benjamin Franklin."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110116.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2013-03-11-20-07-03-1000x288-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-11-20.07.03-1000x288.jpg?fit=1000%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2013-03-11-20.07.03-1000&amp;#215;288\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-03-11-20.07.03-1000x288.jpg?fit=1000%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/20110116.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"To err is human\" class=\"wp-image-3508\"\/><\/a><figcaption>To err is human, to repent divine, to persist, devilish. &#8211; Benjamin Franklin. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes we do what we want instead of what we should. Sometimes we even deeply enjoy it. I do it, you do it, and the best we can do is to remember and improve from it. We can possibly even savor the experience as a memory and a learning experience, recall it from time to time, and maybe even smile a bit in recalling it. That&#8217;s humanity for you. I&#8217;d probably say I&#8217;m more devilish than divine in this respect, but maybe I&#8217;ll learn someday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>To err is human, to repent divine, to persist, devilish. <\/p><cite>Benjamin Franklin.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we do what we want instead of what we should. Sometimes we even deeply enjoy it. I do it, you do it, and the best we can do is to remember and improve from it. 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