<P> The line For fools rush in where angels fear to tread was first written by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem An Essay on Criticism . The phrase alludes to inexperienced or rash people attempting things that more experienced people avoid . It has since entered the general English lexicon as an idiom . </P>
<P> The line For fools rush in where angels fear to tread was first written by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem An Essay on Criticism . The phrase alludes to inexperienced or rash people attempting things that more experienced people avoid . It has since entered the general English lexicon as an idiom . </P>
who said fools rush in where angels fear to tread
who said fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope