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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man.

Alexander PopeAn Essay on Man

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This line directs attention inward to human self-knowledge rather than outward to divine mysteries. It leans toward an internal standard, suggesting that true wisdom comes from understanding oneself and humanity from within, not from external speculation about the divine.