Know then thyself, presume not God to scan 认清自己，莫妄想探讨神
The proper study of Mankind is Man. 该人类研究的对象就只有人。
（the great chain of being）
The great chain of being 生存的巨链
⑥Renaissances and Neo-classicism
Limitless potentials Individualism
Confessional writing Enthusiasm Lyrics
Man as limited Member of the
society Social observation Order, rules Satire
His lines are smooth, Balanced and concise, many of them have become household saying:
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解是最危险的事。
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian Spring . 要深透允饮，不然就尝不到知识源泉的甘霖
the expansion 4.intellectual movement : Enlightenment
an intellectual movement esp in 18th century when people believed reason and science not religion would advance human progress.
Hills peep o’er hills, and Alps on Alps arise! 山外有山，学无止境。
