人非圣贤，孰能无过 (Rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wú guò)

Meaning: Everyone makes mistakes; what matters is correcting them.

Literally: People aren't sages; who can be without fault?

Example: “别太自责了，人非圣贤，孰能无过。改了就好。” — Don't blame yourself too much; to err is human. Just put it right.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 3 more languages

English: To err is human, to forgive divine
French: L'erreur est humaine, le pardon est divin (literally: Error is human, forgiveness is divine)
Spanish: Errar es humano, perdonar es divino (literally: To err is human, to forgive is divine)
Japanese: 過ちは人の常、許すは神の心 (Ayamachi wa hito no tsune, yurusu wa kami no kokoro) (literally: Mistakes are human nature, forgiveness is the heart of God)
German: Irren ist menschlich, vergeben göttlich (literally: To err is human, to forgive divine)
Italian: Errare è umano (literally: To err is human)
Portuguese: Errar é humano (literally: To err is human)
Polish: Mylić się jest rzeczą ludzką (literally: Erring is a human thing)

Origin: It echoes the Zuo Zhuan (4th century BC): who is without fault? To err and then correct it, there is no greater good.

Compliments and insults from around the world, from the sweet to the savage.

C'est une vraie chèvre They're hopelessly stubborn and infuriating — a goat that refuses to be moved.
Casse-pieds A massive bore or pain in the neck — someone who wears you down with their irritating way…
Espèce de patate You dim bulb — a potato being the very picture of inert, unthinking stodginess.

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