Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Trust not your self; but your defects to know, make use of ev’ry friend—and ev’ry foe.”
- Source
- An Essay on Criticism
- Date
- 1711
Meaning of “Trust not your self; but your defects to…”
Pope treats criticism from both allies and opponents as information that can expose blind spots.
Where does it come from?
An Essay on Criticism, in the passage warning against pride in judgment.
