He had dabbled in a thing which he had not understood. And had, furthermore, committed that greater sin of thinking that he did understand. (Clifford D. Simak)

He had dabbled in a thing which he had not understood. And had, furthermore, committed that greater sin of thinking that he did understand.

Clifford D. Simak

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