Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Famous Alexander Pope Quote “Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” ~ Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English poetAn Essay on Criticism, http://poetry.eserver.org/essay-on-criticism.html Proverbs , Safety , Security , Wisdom Ratings and Comments Reply warren, olathe 10/15/07 Reply E Archer, NYC 10/15/07 A classic. Reply EGL, LA 10/15/07 Always nice to find out where what has become a colloguialism has come from. Reply RobertSRQ 10/15/07 Too many I'm afraid... Reply Dana, Lincoln 10/15/07 More interesting in context. He is talking about critics who don't know what they are talking about and criticize without reason. Fools rush in to judge, though they lack understanding. And America is full of them at the moment...open any newspaper. Reply Ken, Allyn, WA 10/15/07 Good observation, Dana. Reply max fuoperg, orlando 7/24/08 To some this quote in full, everyone needs to do as they say and not say what they dont do!!! SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Alexander Pope quote is found in these categories: Proverbs quotes Safety quotes Security quotes Wisdom quotes About Alexander Pope Bio of Alexander Pope Quotations by Alexander Pope Books by/about Alexander Pope Alexander Pope videos Alexander Pope on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Alexander Pope