even Homer nods

Etymology
+ +, alluding to line 359 of Horace’s Ars Poetica. The English translation has become standard following Pope (1709), but is due to Dryden (1677).

Proverb

 * 1) Not even the most vigilant and expert are immune to error.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: joskus Homeroskin nukahtaa, viisaskin menee vipuun
 * French:, , cela arrive même aux meilleurs,
 * Friulian: a fâle ancje il plevan tal altâr
 * Hungarian: néha Homérosz is alszik
 * Irish: ní bhíonn saoi gan locht
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean: 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다
 * Lithuanian: kas nedirba, tas neklysta
 * Polish: niekiedy i wielki Homer drzemie, i dobry nawet Homer niekiedy zadrzymie
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: al mejor cazador se le va la liebre, al mejor cazador se le va la paloma, al mejor panadero se le quema el pan
 * Thai: