Alexander Pope Quote

Trace Science, then, with Modesty thy guide,
First strip off all her equipage of Pride,
Deduct what is but Vanity or Dress,
Or Learning's Luxury or idleness,
Or tricks, to show the stretch of the human brain
Mere curious pleasure or ingenious pain.

An essay on man... enlarged and improved by the author. With notes by William Warburton, etc (ed. 1745)