A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. - Alexander Pope

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But God himself is truth; in propagating which, as men display a greater integrity and zeal, they approach nearer to the similitude of God, and possess a greater portion of his love.

Alexander Pope

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

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