Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.
Pope: Essay on Man, ep. i. line 125.
[165:4] There are some remedies worse than the disease.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 301.
[166:1] Who are a little wise the best fools be.—Donne: Triple Fool.
A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery; but depth in that study brings him about again to our religion.—Fuller: The Holy State. The True Church Antiquary.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.—Pope: Essay on Criticism, part ii. line 15.
Kings are like stars: they rise and set; they have
The worship of the world, but no repose.
Shelley: Hellas.