Mary Shelley — "Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"
Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!
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Frankenstein, spoken by Victor Frankenstein, a lament against human hubris.
Date: 1818
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