A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.

If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.