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Mae West (if you're familiar with her) was invoking something akin to irony. She obviously isn't connecting erring with any actual crime but perhaps a closeted biblical or conservative view of "proper" behaviour. Therefore, to err is to do something that although it may be frowned upon nevertheless involves enjoyment and no harm.
A similar thing would be to ask: Is sex dirty? And then to receive the answer: yes, if you do it correctly ;-)
Ross
And of course, it's a play on words. The original is:
"To err is human, to forgive divine."
(Edited by Ross Elliot
on 11/18, 5:39pm)
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To err is human, but it feels divine.
