An Essay on Criticism

"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" and "a little learning" redirect here. For other uses, see Fools Rush In, Where Angels Fear to Tread, and A Little Learning.

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An Essay on Criticism is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688–1744), published in 1711. It is the source of the famous quotations "To err is human; to forgive, divine", "A little learning is a dang'rous thing" (frequently misquoted as "A little knowledge is a dang'rous thing"), and "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread".