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A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing |
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Knowledge is power. Man can do a lot of things with the help of this power. But practical knowledge is more essential to do work successfully whereas partial knowledge is not good for that. It is said of Newton that shortly before his death. He remarked that he was like a child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore while the vast ocean of Truth lay unexplored before him. And this is from the mouth of one of the greatest scientists of all time. But it is just like what a really learned man feels. In fact, the more his knowledge increases. the more does he feel how little this knowledge is in comparison with what remains to be known. It is only a man of poor knowledge that boasts of his learning. The harm that this does is incalculable. Everybody of us knows that the great harm of a quack doctor does to his patient. His treatment generally results in making the case worse if not in death. A half-trained electrician or mechanic-may cus great damage to the machines he handles and may even lose his own life. We also see how hated young people become in a discussion. Naturally, their knowledge is limited but they think that they know enough. This is why they regard their own opinions as to the best and cannot understand why others should differ. So it is always true that ‘A little learning is a dangerous thing.”