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Frontispiece. An Essay on Criticism is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688–1744), published in 1711. It is the source of the famous quotations "To err is human; to forgive, divine", "A little learning is a dang'rous thing" (frequently misquoted as "A little knowledge is a dang'rous thing"), and "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread".
In Greek mythology, the Pierian Spring of Macedonia was sacred to the Pierides and the Muses.As the metaphorical source of knowledge of art and science, it was popularized by a couplet in Alexander Pope's 1711 poem An Essay on Criticism: "A little learning is a dang'rous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
"A Little Knowledge (Is a Dangerous Thing)" - 4:24 (Castillo, Dana Meyers, Milo, Zeke Zirngiebel) "How Could This Happen to Me" - 4:10 "Who Do You Think You Are" - 4:22 (Bobbie Candler, Grillo, Greg Mathieson, Danny Seidenberg)
Enforcing the theme that in being contrary and of little knowledge, a person is only to find disaster and misfortune. This theme can be seen directly in the folktale. When the wife has been discovered up the river, they comment on her downfall, saying, "There is nothing so dangerous as little knowledge". [7]
The New York Times criticized False Alarm, stating "This book proves the aphorism that a little knowledge is dangerous. It's nominally about air pollution. It's really about mind pollution." The review was conducted by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. [87]
A Little Learning may refer to: "A little Learning is a dangerous thing", quotation from An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope; A Little Learning, Evelyn Waugh's unfinished autobiography "A Little Learning" , a 2002 television episode "A Little Learning" (Super Mario World), a 1991 television episode
Two geopolitical experts explain how boards should think about a more dangerous world: There’s ‘too much talk and too little action’ Lila MacLellan December 5, 2023 at 7:45 AM
Socrates, since he denied any kind of knowledge, then tried to find someone wiser than himself among politicians, poets, and craftsmen. It appeared that politicians claimed wisdom without knowledge; poets could touch people with their words, but did not know their meaning; and craftsmen could claim knowledge only in specific and narrow fields.