A Quote by Samuel Butler
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.
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The saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing is, to my mind, a very dangerous adage. If knowledge is real and genuine, I do not believe that it is other than a very valuable posession, however infinitesimal its quantity may be. Indeed, if a little knowledge is dangerous, where is a man who has so much as to be out of danger?
But just as a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing, a little bit of energy, in the hands of someone hell-bent on suicide, is a very dangerous thing.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I regret that this isn't fatal.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." - Harkat Mulds (Hunters of the Dusk)
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing - it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread.
A small amount of power corrupts a small man absolutely. A little knowledge is dangerous to a little man. To a great man only great knowledge is dangerous.
For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Deep knowledge is not knowledge of the thing itself, but knowledge of a thing like the thing. Then, you gain not one knowledge, but two knowledges. Of the thing. And of the original thing with is like the thing. Which is the barbarism of the privileged class.
Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
Knowledge itself is never dangerous, it is how that knowledge is used that is dangerous
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?
The first thing the reasonable man must do is to be content with a very little knowledge and a very great deal of ignorance. The second thing he must do is to make the utmost possible use of the knowledge he has and not waste his energy crying for the moon. The third thing he must do is try and see clearly where his knowledge ends and his ignorance begins.
You know that saying 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'? That's so true of positive psychology. Our latest research tells us that the pursuit of happiness is a delicate art. Certain approaches to seeking happiness are now known to backfire, whereas others are effective.
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