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“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow.
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From Chapter 4 of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This is fictional dialogue or narration; its meaning depends on the surrounding scene, not on treating it as the author’s personal advice.
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Source: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus , Chapter 4
Edition: Project Gutenberg English text, ebook 84
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