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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of man

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope

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Nature and natures laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light! – Alexander Pope

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A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. – Alexander Pope

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