Intellects, they come in all
Sorts of shapes and sizes;
But rarely will the smartest one
Also be the wisest
For smartness has such vanity
That evil’s often wrought;
So taken with what it can do
Missing what it cannot
If my brainpower grew tenfold
It might cause some alarm;
For brains are tools, and can be used
For good things, or for harm
Examine human history
Its many evils, sad —
See every step in human knowledge:
Just more power
For bad
(..)
‘missing what it cannot’ – powerful