A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, And drinking largely sobers us again.

Quote by Alexander Pope

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Men dream of courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Men dream of courtship, but in wedlock wake.

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in...

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in...

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or...

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or...

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.

You eat, in dreams, the custard of the day.

Order is Heaven's first law

Order is Heaven's first law

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to...

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a...

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as...

False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as...

The People's voice is odd; It is, and it is not, the voice of God

The People's voice is odd; It is, and it is not, the voice of God

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought.

Remembrance and reflection how allied. What thin partitions divides sense from thought.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be...

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be...

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look...

Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents...

Why did I write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents...

My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.

From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your...

From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents. - Your...