A Learned man is held in high esteem in all societies. It is through learning that man has progressed in civilization. Science and technology are the products of learning. No modern research is possible without learning. One has to learn systematically even music or dance or dramaturgy. Learning is a discipline, and if it is undertaken halfheartedly or haphazardly, if it is abandoned half way, we do not expect to achieve anything.
A little or incomplete learning often becomes a liability rather than an asset. Very often it proves quite dangerous. A medico is a saviour to the sick. But a quack, who is a half-doctor, is a dangerous person. To consult a quack is to take a great risk. It is far safer to be in the hands of an ignorant person. At least he has no vanity or pretension, he will not mislead anybody. A little or half-learned man, on the other hand, always tries to hide his ignorance. The result is disastrous.
Think of a car-driver whose knowledge of driving is very little. Is he not dangerous as a driver? Will he not cause road accidents? In all trades, professions and fields of specialization, therefore, a little learning is really a dangerous thing.
A little or incomplete learning often becomes a liability rather than an asset. Very often it proves quite dangerous. A medico is a saviour to the sick. But a quack, who is a half-doctor, is a dangerous person. To consult a quack is to take a great risk. It is far safer to be in the hands of an ignorant person. At least he has no vanity or pretension, he will not mislead anybody. A little or half-learned man, on the other hand, always tries to hide his ignorance. The result is disastrous.
Think of a car-driver whose knowledge of driving is very little. Is he not dangerous as a driver? Will he not cause road accidents? In all trades, professions and fields of specialization, therefore, a little learning is really a dangerous thing.
