<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <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 phrase, in full or in part, has been used multiple times since 1711 . </P>

Who said fools rush in where angels fear to tread